Welcome to the Thankful Homemaker Podcast, a podcast to be an encouragement and blessing

to each other and the role God has called us to as women.

I'm so thankful you stopped by, so grab yourself a coffee or tea and sit with me a bit as we

talk about how God's Word impacts every area of our lives as Christian women.

Hello friend, I'm Marcy Farrell from thankfulhomemaker.com, and I'm so glad to be with you today.

Today's episode, it's a bite-sized one, so I'm just sharing some quick thoughts

as Mother's Day's approaching to really remind us all to embrace every moment.

My memories of when my children were young are much fainter than I would like.

I'm so thankful to the Lord for photos and videos, but I do have moments where I

remember what it was like to be a mom of littles, where chaos just seemed to rule at times.

It really seems to me like yesterday that I was taking in the sweet scent of my daughter Amber.

She's my first born as a newborn. I can remember holding her in my arms. I can see the outfit I

brought her home from the hospital in, and now my newborn has her own children.

And my grandmother, I loved her so greatly, and I still miss her so much, but she always reminded me

to cherish these days because they go by so fast, and I'm now the grandmother, and I want to

remind my young mom is that that is so true. We don't get to do over, but we have lessons learned

that the Lord allows us to share with others, and I share here on the blog and podcasts about

our walk with the Lord as Christian women, and I share much about keeping a home and caring for

our families. And I do this because I've learned early on that we don't get more hours in our day.

We need to be mindful to make the most of our days and the time the Lord has gifted us with.

And even before I came to Christ as a young mom, I wanted to have an impact on my family,

so they knew that they were loved and cared for. I loved taking care of my family and home,

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