So, Ginna, you’ve blogged before?! Yes, yes I have, BUT I was often inconsistent and visionless as I wrote (or didn’t write). During that time I let comparison steal the joy!! I thought “my pictures aren’t good enough” or “what do I write about?” or “should I put pictures of the girls on the internet?” In hindsight I see those were excuses and the devil bending my ear and heart away from two of my most precious gifts — writing and motherhood. I have been affirmed in those things from strangers and divinely placed friends over the last few years and I am going to lean into the gifts I’ve been given in hopes of being used for good and making motherhood a more joyful place.

I have always been confident in my mothering. I don’t get it right every time, I don’t always have an instant answer or know precisely what to do, but most of the time I am confident. I say this to you NOT AT ALL to brag or boast or lift myself up. I say this to you because I know deep in my soul that that is a gift — not something all mothers have nor something I have on my own accord. The more mothers I meet, the more that I see crying out for affirmation, encouragement, and inclusion. The longer I sit and listen, I see that the Lord gave me this gift to be shared — to affirm, encourage, and include.

Comparison was used to try to hide the light of the Lord that lives in me. It was used to hide and to find excuses not to write and share my gifts of encouragement and mothering and kindness with women who may need it at a precise moment.

Mama friend, yes you, I am praying that we can journey down this road together. That you feel safe and encouraged here. That you will lean into the gifts you’ve been given. That you find a virtual home here and a gentle place to land. Lord knows, we were built for community, He designed us that way (!!), so let’s dig in and do this together! A