Hey moms, welcome to my devotional grace for a mom's heart.

Today I'm speaking about God's ability and willingness to bless and multiply our efforts so we don't have to worry about being inadequate.

I'm Durenda Wilson, wife to one, mom to eight, Nana to six, and 24-year veteran homeschooling mom.

I'm the host of the Dorenda Wilson podcast, a place for moms to be encouraged and inspired in their

very important and life-changing role as moms. I address many different topics on my podcast,

including anxiety, homeschooling, parenting, devotionals, and so much more. You can follow me by subscribing to my website,

Durandawilson.com, or follow me on iTunes, Spotify, Overcast, or YouTube. Today's podcast is a

devotional series that I've created called Grace for a Mom's Heart, where I share short,

but very full devotionals rooted firmly in God's Word and its application to motherhood.

In the weeks ahead, I'm reading from my devotional, unhurried Grace for a Mom's Heart,

31 days in God's Word. This is available in the

printed version on Amazon if you'd like to go check that out. Each devotional is less than 10

minutes long. I start by reading a short scripture passage and then share some thoughts from my own heart as written

in my devotional. I'll ask some questions at the end to help you think and dig deeper,

and then finally end in prayer. So let's get started. This week's devotional is called Loaves and Fishes for Moms.

The scripture passage is Matthew 14, 13 to 21 in the new living translation. As soon as Jesus

heard the news, he left in a boat to a remote area to be alone.

But the crowds heard where he was headed and followed on foot from many towns.

Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them, and he healed

their sick.

That evening, the disciples came to him and said,

this is a remote place, and it's already getting late.

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