It's called "How to enjoy every moment when not every moment is enjoyable" and focuses on motherhood and the sometimes terrible stages we have to endure through the growth of our children. l loved the humor, the honesty, and the encouragement. I love her words here and what she offers:
We can spend their whole childhood wishing it was over - not because we really want it to be, but because it can be so stressful that looking to the future eats up precious time spent in the present.
How can we embrace every moment when some days are pure survival? Isaiah gives us a beautiful strategy for making the most of those difficult days:
"If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail." (Isaiah 58:10-11)
Moms don't have to go far to find those who are hungry and afflicted. Do we think of meeting their needs as "pouring ourselves out" for them? It's the opposite of holding the unpleasant stage at arms distance. It's fully embracing it.