Seasons Of Motherhood
What can we do in seasons of change?
How can God’s promises give us peace in any season of life?
If you’re a mom, then you understand that from the beginning, the stages of motherhood are marked by milestones and timelines. First, your pregnancy is marked by weeks, trimesters, and then after birth, baby milestones and postpartum recovery. Each season of our lives come and go nearly as fast or faster than the actual seasons outside our windows.
This past year has been a whirlwind. I have learned and am STILL learning what to do with each season that I’m given with my family. This post is really just a word dump of my experiences and how I feel like the Lord is calling me to use them to glorify Him.
Starting in the spring of 2023, I had just given birth to our second child, our son Copeland. My husband had started a new job right after he was born… like 3 days after he was born, and I was now at home with our 1.5 year old daughter, newborn son, and dog. At this point, we were in an apartment still and feeling a lack of space, comfort, and privacy. So we and my extended family made the choice to transition to me and my family into my parents home. We all live within 10 minutes of each other, so, luckily we weren’t worried about a big move transition.
At this point I’m home with my kids full-time, and my parents and husband were all working out of the house full-time. It was such a sweet season of life where my husband and I were able to save for a home and watch our children fully embrace their time with my parents. beginning June of 2024, I started a full-time job while my husband’s parents (Mother mostly) watched our children, allowing us to save for a home much faster.
September of 2024 we purchased our first home and fast forward to January 2025, I quit my job and we are now expecting our 3rd child in September 2025.
So from living with my parents as a stay at home mom, to working full-time, to buying our first home, to being at home again full-time and now expecting another baby… this has been a long season of transitions for our family and for me as a mother.
How is God using this current season to help me grow?
I have been wanting to find part-time work in some capacity to help our family fund projects around the house and prepare for our 3rd baby, but I have been in a season of patience. Trying to wait out opportunities whilst also pursuing new ones is such a hard balance. I find myself questioning God’s plan for me as a part of our household. How can I help provide, but, also be patient for the right opportunity to come? How can I serve the Lord in this season of uncertainty? How can I embrace this season of life with my sweet children and husband?
I don’t have the answers really… but I do know the Truth that the Lord provides me through his Word. He has a purpose for me as a mother of my children, as a wife, and as a friend. So, alas, I will go on and I will continue to pray for guidance and to trust that the Lord has things written the way that he wants them to be.
So, for any other moms our there who are in a season of life where they wonder what’s next, don’t forget to embrace what you’re in right now, and to have faith and trust in our God. And also know that you are not alone! To find more stories and content from a mom who is working through all things motherhood, subscribe to my newsletter!
Here’s to Hopeful Motherhood,
-McKinsey
