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.

Hey guys, thanks for joining us again on Risen Motherhood. This is episode two and we are talking

about self-care today. So I'm Emily Jensen and I'm here with my sister-in-law Laura Whiffler.

Hey guys. And yeah, so Risen Motherhood again, just a review of kind of what we talked about

last time is Motherhood in light of the gospel and just in light of the resurrection of Christ and

how that causes us to live in light of eternity in all things and not just be trying to kill time

to get to the end of the day with our kids but just really being thoughtful and letting our faith

impact what we do even in the mundane. So self-care, this is kind of an interesting topic.

It can kind of feel selfish sometimes. We want to make sure that we define what it is we're

talking about. We may not all be on the same page. So Laura, can you kind of share what it is that

we mean by self-care? Yeah, sure. Well, when I think of self-care or what we're going to be talking

about today is we're talking about how moms can intentionally choose to fill ourselves up so that

we can pour out to our families or be a blessing to other people in our lives. And the biggest thing

that I would say about self-care, the difference sheets it from other ways we spend our time is

that it's a proactive move that we do. It's not reactive. It's not like, oh, I've had such a hard day

which, you know, we all have been there and I'm just going to plop down on the couch and watch

this TV show. You know, it's saying I'm going to get up early tomorrow morning and do something that

fills me up. And we'll talk more in detail about what exactly how to find what fills you up and

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