Notes from the Bookshelf: Resolution

This week in Mom Time, I think it’s safe to say that Jess brought a little tear to everyone’s eyes and gave us all the urge to get up and embrace our children with hugs and kisses.  With so much to take away from the book The Resolution for Women by Priscilla Shirer, Jess targeted our main focus on resolving to embrace the current season of our life and maximize the time in it.  We are all mothers who gather together every Tuesday to support each other and encourage our focus to God.  Rather than trying to hurry through the difficult stages of motherhood that we aren’t enjoying, we need to stay focused and remember all the things we do enjoy.  Jess encouraged us to recognize how truly blessed we have been in becoming mothers and understand that it is a privilege to be a blessing to our husbands/significant others and children. 

Through God’s grace, we can handle any situation.  We can work through the toughest day and be content with the simplest blessings.  As the Apostle Paul taught us, we have to choose to accept His grace.  “I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am in.  I know what it is to have a little and what it is to have plenty.  I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation.  I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.” (Phil 4:11)  We cannot live in or face this world alone, we need God’s grace and assurance.  Why wouldn’t we choose to go through life with joy and contentment and enjoy every life season?