As though the mom-guilt I already experience isn’t enough, a global pandemic is a guilt game-changer.
Ordinarily, I feel guilty about working too much or too little; spending too little time with my kids or smothering them; screen time surveillance for my kids; whether I am taking enough time for our marriage, for myself, for our friends; why I can’t “find time” to exercise.
These days, I also worry about being present for my elementary-aged kiddo on at-home school days, getting her outside, and screen time surveillance is an entirely redefined conundrum!
If you are a parent dealing with an extra helping of guilt, I offer you these words…
*Be gentle on yourself. We have never done this before. Take a deep breath and then another.
*Kids are the most amazing and resilient creatures. While you need to do your best, you need not take the place of Jesus for them. Remind yourself and your kids that God’s mercy makes us enough for this wild work.
*Read a book, take a walk, or stare at the stars. There is enough beauty and wonder to assure you these months are a tiny blip in your life.
*Jesus doesn’t love what you do as much as Jesus loves who you are, beloved child of God.
This is a new week. And there is plenty of new mercy just for you.
Lisa Lewton 