Between her own internal monologue and the litany of “shoulds” she hears from everyone else, the chorus of bossy voices is exponentially louder for a mom than ever before, convincing her to juggle more and more responsibilities. But one can only perform at top speed for so long before the gas runs out, a wheel goes missing, or the axle begins to drag. The Try-Hard gospel is the seductive solution of the world, assuring that if she gets up earlier, stays up later, and micromanages every waking moment, a mom can outrun her overwhelm. But no amount of running on empty will ever help her catch up.
What I’ve learned in the last two decades of ministering to mothers is this: Overwhelm is a good indicator of misaligned priorities. A woman can care about many things, but cannot do many things with care. Feeling frazzled and frayed is often the byproduct of not running hard after the most important things.
Overwhelmed Mom: Quiet the Chaos, Mind What Matters, and Enjoy Your Life Again will encourage and equip mothers who find themselves exhausted from their relentless To-Do lists. Based on Paul’s charge in 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, it pushes back against the weariness epidemic that plagues so many women.
