I'm a stay-at-home mom and farmwife, and I find it difficult to find anyone who values the idea of putting my husband and kids first.

This full-time mom wrote to revive our hearts to tell us what encourages her and what discourages her.

I've been struggling with finding fulfillment at home because there's just little support for what I'm doing in society.

When I've sought help from family, a counselor, and friends,

I'm usually encouraged to pursue a job outside of the home as a solution. Then Whitney heard a

teaching series on Titus II here on Revive Our Hearts. There are hard moments. There are moments when

parenting brings you to your knees, it brings you to tears, but overriding that all should be the joy of Christ in these kids he has given you and the privilege it is to raise them for Christ.

It was so encouraging to hear the programs that reinforce that raising godly children and supporting my husband our high and holy calling.

We've got to go back to the scripture and realize that the home is a vital part of a woman's

calling and our witness to the world.

And that it is a high and holy calling to be a wife and a mother.

I have a renewed sense of purpose knowing that I'm not the only one still valuing a women's

influence in the home.

And we need to become cheerleaders again for women who choose the mission of motherhood,

the mission of marriage as a means of glorifying God.

Thank you for your commitment to sharing Scripture, even when it might not be received well in the culture today.

I hope that your ministry is able to reach more women like myself.

And I hope so too. We really do want to reach many more women with God's word throughout the

world. And we're exploring ways to do that in Europe, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, and so many other

places that God is opening doors. But we can't speak to more women without your

help. Revive Our Hearts is facing a serious budget gap at this time, and we've been dipping into

reserve funds. At the same time, we have bigger than normal needs in May as we head into the summer

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