Has your mind ever gone to the worst case scenario for a child?

Well, we're going to talk about anxiety today.

I'm John Fuller along with Dr. Danny Werta, who heads up the focus on the family parenting department,

and recently Focus President Jim Daly and I spoke with Ashley Willis, who's really honest

and transparent about what she's learned about overcoming anxious thoughts as a mom.

Yeah, and then, you know, of course that idea that that fear actually is also

leading to anxiety.

Oh, for sure. I mean mean there's there is an epidemic of anxiety

especially among mothers. I myself that's a big part of my testimony and a lot of

it you know that I experienced was in the parenting years of just those deep seated anxieties of

failing miserably. And I think a lot of it comes from the weight we feel of being a mother,

of knowing that this is a gift that we don't want to take it for granted.

And that's a good thing. We do need to know like God gave us these kids. It's a big role that we're filling.

But I think when we allow that to just rule in our hearts where love is supposed to rule,

then we're missing it. We're missing the joy that's in it.

And you know, I'm reminded of this by Mary. I love Mary's story and carrying Jesus.

I mean, she is carrying the Savior of the world. I mean you talk

about having anxiety or having fear of missing it. Don't mess it up. Yeah I mean don't mess

it up Mary you know and doing and then having to do lot of, going through a lot of hardship in her journey.

And I'm reminded of this because I think about, you know, after she delivered Jesus, you know, having

no place to deliver him except around the animals.

The first visitors, you know, are shepherds.

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