If you're listening to the God-centered mom podcast with me, Heather McFadden.

As the mom to four young boys, I know mother is hard, but sometimes I think I make it even

harder than it needs to be.

I'll worry about my needs being met or all, spend so much energy trying to make my boys

happy that I forget that if I would take my eyes off me and my eyes off my kids and keep

my eyes on God, that those desires would grow strangely dim.

And our contentment would go up as I'm led by his spirit.

I also forget that I'm surrounded by God.

He is going before me and places that I'm fearful of.

He is walking with me on the hard days and he's coming behind me, redeeming any mistake

I may.

So each week, I'll interview a new guest and we'll discuss what it means to be a God-centered

mom.

Thanks for listening.

I'd like to introduce you to my friend, Kristen Schell.

She writes over at christenshell.com and any links we talk about, you can find over in the

show notes at god-centeredmom.com.

Now the reason I'm having Kristen on the show is to introduce to you some new thoughts and

some new ideas in the area of hospitality.

And I know for me sometimes I just kind of get bogged down with thinking that in order to

be hospitable, I have to throw big parties and make elaborate meals and just the thought

of it freezes me and I just don't do anything.

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