You're listening to the God-centered mom podcast with me, Heather McFadden.

As the mom to four young boys, I know mother is hard, but sometimes I think I make it even

harder than it needs to be.

I'll worry about my needs being met or all, spend so much energy trying to make my boys

happy that I forget that if I would take my eyes off me and my eyes off my kids and keep

my eyes on God, that those desires would grow strangely dim.

And our contentment would go up as I'm led by his spirit.

I also forget that I'm surrounded by God.

He is going before me and places that I'm fearful of.

He is walking with me on the hard days and he's coming behind me, redeeming any mistake

I may.

So each week, I'll interview a new guest and we'll discuss what it means to be a God-centered

mom.

Thanks for listening.

Today, I'm chatting with Caroline Boykin.

She is a mother of two grown daughters and she writes over at wellversedliving.com.

That's first, like a Bible verse.

Oh, guys, it is so good to talk with a mom who has been there and who has come out of it.

And she just has wisdom and perspective.

And don't we all need that?

Sometimes when we get caught up in our day to day and the swobbles, the sibling squabbles,

and just getting to the end of our days with guilt and frustration, wanting good things

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