A friend recently asked if I thought I was a good parent. I hesitated and answered honestly… no. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to say “I’m a good mom”. It was an interesting feeling trying to sort through all the thoughts that immediately bombarded my inner...
I’ve been mulling something over that is making me a bit uneasy. A situation has come up with one of my children that is going to cause me to get out of my comfort zone. I am presented with an opportunity to choose what I want or what my child needs. As you read...
I am often asked the meaning behind “Grace Broke Mom.” I wish I had a simple response! If I had to break it down, I suppose it would be a 2-fold answer: I have five kids. The last one, Baby Grace, broke me. And as I lived broken, His grace broke me again....
Making Peace With My Limitations One of the most freeing things I’ve learned over the last couple of years, specifically while in the throes of Postpartum, is that it is good to understand and accept my limitations. For years and years, I functioned under the...
Sometimes you need to take a minute… or a year! Realizing that GraceBrokeMom has gone ‘unattended’ for a year has been both heartbreaking and relieving. The last 12 months have been marked with all the emotions that come from life… and death....
I feel a strange sense of reflection this year as my sweet baby girl turns two years old this month. I feel grateful and hopeful. I feel surprised by how vivid the emotions of all that has happened over the past two years still remain. Am I healed? Yes! Praise the...
My name is Christy & I am a mother of 5, a wife to 1, and I am continually being broken and transformed by grace. I love real talk. I am convinced that nothing healthy has ever come from hiding or trying to pretend. I am also convinced that my true love language is sarcasm. You will get a good dose of sarcastic real talk here!
My name is Christy & I am a mother of 5, a wife to 1, and I am continually being broken and transformed by grace. I love real talk. I am convinced that nothing healthy has ever come from hiding or trying to pretend. I am also convinced that my true love language is sarcasm. You will get a good dose of sarcastic real talk here!
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