Here's Holly Elif.

If we could for a minute, step into the threshold of heaven and look at our mothering from

God's perspective, I think we would be amazed at what God has entrusted us with.

This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Lee-Demoss for Wednesday, April 15.

What words would you use to describe motherhood?

My friend Holly Ellif uses a surprising combination of words describing motherhood as beautiful and bizarre.

You're about to find out why.

Holly is the mother of eight.

She's a pastor's wife. And you've heard her a number of times on revive our hearts over the years. Last fall, she spoke at one of the

breakout sessions at True Woman 08, our first national women's conference. That gathering was truly

the start of a new women's movement, not one that encourages women to demand rights and grab

for power. Instead, this movement has been growing in homes and churches as women embrace God's

unique calling on their lives to serve with joy. Throughout this year, we've been listening to

some of the messages from True Woman 08. And Holly's message will give you a fresh appreciation for the crucial role that mothers play in God's great plan.

We have a tremendous amount of territory to cover today.

I was going over this in my room talking as fast as I possibly could

and saying to myself, yeah, we can get this all in.

So I'm going to talk quickly.

Of course, I am southern and not northern, so that's a good thing

because if I was northern and talking quickly, so that's a good thing, because if I was northern

in talking quickly, it would be harder.

So if you're northern, I will just sound normal to you.

...