Motherhood is hard. One second, we think we're doing a good enough job and the next we feel

like the worst mom on the planet, which is why we need the refreshing truth of the gospel

to be repeated over and over, giving us hope in the everyday moments. So mama, whether

you're sipping cold coffee or doing a sink full of dishes, we hope you'll find true,

encouragement and laughter here. This is the Risen Motherhood Podcast. Thanks for joining us.

Well, welcome to Risen Motherhood. We are so thrilled to have all of you guys joining us today.

Thank you so much for tuning in for our very first episode. I have my sister-in-law, Emily

Jensen here. Yeah, hey guys. And we are just super excited to get this project off the ground.

I feel like Emily Lisa did this so long ago. So many months ago, I know. It feels so rewarding to

get, make some progress, seems like so many things in life are just the same thing all the time.

So it's fun to be seen. This project realized. Yeah, exactly. We are, yeah, like I said, just thrilled.

That's the only word I can think of to get moving forward on this. And today, we want to jump right in

with Risen Motherhood and kind of what we're going to be talking about today is our current culture

and why we really feel like something like Risen Motherhood is needed, kind of the idea behind the

show. And we're going to be talking about Motherhood and the gospel kind of tying into that of just

what what the gospel really means as mothers and how that changes how we mothers. So kind of those

are the things we're going to talk about today. Yeah, definitely. Do you want to kick us off? Sure. And I

think Lauren and I are both in the online space for both bloggers and sister-in-law's too, but bloggers.

And so we hear all these blog posts about, you know, moms, you need to do things certain way and

just pressure to feel perfect and how to balance everything correctly and finding the right system

and the right way to feed your kids. And there's just so much out there right now that is pressure on

us. And it's just really stressful to be a mom sometimes. It is. It's hard. And so Lauren, I just always

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