Or two...or three! I don't want to be over dramatic on this, but after my weekend--can I yell it again? HELP!I never dreamed raising three girls would be so...bi-polar?! And frankly, sometimes just hard. I mean, my mother is one of three girls, I'm one of three girls, and now I have three girls--how hard could it be? I mean I've got the legacy going--something had to have rubbed off through all those generations of estrogen. And it's not like anyone ever died from this experience... have they??? But without going into too many details, this weekend was a sign from God that I need HELP!
Let's just start with the simple fact that my husband and I are outnumbered three against two--so we can't even take them on one-on-one. Add that the oldest is entering high school, the second is going into seventh grade and the third is in elementary school--three different schools and three totally different places in girl world. To say that I get overwhelmed is an understatement and I am not being dramatic. The carpool situation alone is logistical nightmare.
My glimmer of hope came Sunday as the morning was ending and we were gathering our family back together after church. I stood around watching some amazing women, young and old, married and single, all in conversations and ministering to my three daughters. Several were other moms with girls the same ages of my three daughters. A couple of the women were Sunday school teachers and one was the wife of our middle school minister. Each woman had something to give to my daughters--something to help them grow. And each one of these women, whether she realizes it or not, is involved in girls ministry.
And then I started thinking about all the moms who need this glimmer of hope. Those who need to know that someone is on their team. That someone is cheering them on as a mom and cheering on their daughter to become all that God wants her to be.
As much as I want to be super mom for my daughters and do it all, I can't. As much as I want to be there for my daughters every time they need me, I won't. Although my love has multiplied as a mom, my time has not. I need help. I need a girl's minister...or two...or three...and maybe a fourth for myself.
I love seeing how the body of Christ works together like that. Oh, how we need each other. It's amazing to me the number of women who say, "oh, I am not qualified to work with girls." It's not about qualifications. It's about passion and commitment. And having a thick skin doesn't hurt. :-)
Great insight Michelle! It takes a village for sure to minister to and enocourage young women of faith!
I think it is so interesting how studies prove exactly what you are saying...it is a cluster approach to mentoring that is most effective. I think sometimes even as girls ministers we think that we are superwoman and that we are supposed to be all things to all girls...but really we should try to get clusters of Godly women from all different ages and stages to consistently pour into the girls in our ministry. Good word Michelle! :)
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