Ruth Chou Simons: Faithfulness & Work in the Season of Young Children | Ep.73
Risen Motherhood
Emily Jensen & Laura Wifler
4.9 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2017
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
In the little years, it's easy to grow weary from sowing seeds without seeing much fruit. When the discouragement bears down, we wonder, "Does this even matter? Would another investment be more worthwhile?" In this episode, Ruth Chou Simons, author, artist and founder of Gracelaced, pours out gospel-rich wisdom from her years of parenting six boys. She discusses how she manages her dreams and motherhood, how she keeps her priorities straight with a blooming business, and offers practical wisdom for a busy mom to grow in her relationship with God. Through years of humble faithfulness, a mom can hope in Christ, even when she can't see the outcome of her story.
VIEW TRANSCRIPTArticles, Resources and Related Content:
- Gracelaced Book – Ruth's new book including beautiful artwork & devotionals*
- Gracelaced Journal – Includes 8 pieces of art by Ruth & inviting journal to use*
- Gracelaced.com - Ruth Chou Simons' website
- Gracelaced on Instagram – Follow Ruth on Instagram
- Each Person Has Their Own Story Quote - The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
- When Dreams Don't Come True, and Even When They Do – Ruth Chou Simons (Gracelaced)
- Dear Mom Who Refuses to Rest – Ruth Chou Simons (Gracelace)
- Creatives: 4 Things to Consider as You Pursue a Dream – Ruth Chou Simons (Gracelaced)
- Women, Work, and Our Crisis of Identity – Carolyn McCulley (Desiring God)
- Will You Still Work When the Baby is Born? – Macy English (The Gospel Coalition)
- Stay-at-Home Mom and Career Mom: You Were Made for Something Greater – Jasmine L Holmes
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Motherhood is hard. |
| 0:03.9 | One second, we think we're doing a good enough job, and the next we feel like the worst |
| 0:08.0 | mom on the planet, which is why we need the refreshing truth of the gospels to be repeated |
| 0:13.0 | over and over, giving us hope in the everyday moments. |
| 0:17.5 | So mama, whether you're sipping coal coffee or doing a sink full of dishes, we hope you'll |
| 0:21.9 | find true, encouragement, and laughter here. |
| 0:25.7 | This is the Risen Motherhood Podcast. |
| 0:28.0 | Thanks for joining us. |
| 0:30.5 | Welcome back to another episode of Risen Motherhood. |
| 0:36.0 | We are so excited to share with you guys this interview with Ruth Chew Simons today. |
| 0:41.2 | She's someone who has really influenced both Emily and I in gospel-centered motherhood. |
| 0:45.8 | We originally found her through her Instagram account, actually, where she shares really |
| 0:51.2 | strong encouragement about things like motherhood and marriage and just securing your identity |
| 0:56.4 | in Christ. |
| 0:57.7 | So her handle is grace-laced, and you definitely need to go follow her. |
| 1:01.8 | But one of the reasons we wanted to chat with Ruth is that, well, she has a lot going on. |
| 1:06.4 | She's married, she has six boys, she's currently homeschooling them, she has a thriving business |
| 1:11.8 | and a brand new book, and yet even with all this going on, she means faithful to her calling |
| 1:16.7 | as a mother to disciple her children in the gospel. |
| 1:20.0 | As I mentioned, she has a new book, it's called Grace Laced, which features her beautiful |
| 1:23.6 | artwork and is a great devotional to encourage you in any season you're in. |
| 1:27.8 | You can find a link to her book on our show notes page on RisenMotherhood.com, and with |
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