{"id":303041,"date":"2014-05-07T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/youre-not-alone\/"},"modified":"2014-05-07T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T15:00:00","slug":"youre-not-alone","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/youre-not-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;re Not Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sherry Surratt and Tracey Eyster recall their 40 plus combined years of parenting and assure moms that Jesus will equip and strengthen them if they&#8217;ll just turn to Him for help and wisdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":294104,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"https:\/\/web.familylifetoday.com\/fl2014-05-07.mp3","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"00:","filesize":"23.3M","filesize_raw":"24433329","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":""},"categories":[2838,2881],"tags":[5341,4584,4052,5048],"podcast_series":[8011],"cwp_profile":[9335,3063],"series":[2101],"class_list":["post-303041","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mothers","category-young-children","tag-alone","tag-fear","tag-mentor","tag-motherhood","podcast_series-beautiful-mess","cwp_profile-sherry-surratt","cwp_profile-tracey-eyster","series-familylife-today"],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2024\/09\/FLT-Podcast-Cover-2-508x508-3.jpg?w=508","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2023\/02\/image-scaled.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast-download\/303041\/youre-not-alone","player_link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast-player\/303041\/youre-not-alone","audio_player":null,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/familylife-today\/id212174303?mt=2&app=podcast","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0j5UaKdQOHQCuo1bt0ebEm","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/feed\/podcast\/familylife-today","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"B4vJh0FBse\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/youre-not-alone\/\">You&#8217;re Not Alone<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/youre-not-alone\/embed\/#?secret=B4vJh0FBse\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;You&#8217;re Not Alone&#8221; &#8212; FamilyLife\u00ae - A Cru Ministry\" data-secret=\"B4vJh0FBse\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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We don\u2019t want to be either one. We want to be somewhere in the middle, where we are guiding; but we\u2019re also teaching them to stand on their own. So, if we recognize that they are ours to train\u2014and it is a way to help them to learn how to listen to God\u2019s voice and not always run to us\u2014I think that\u2019s a good thing.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Wednesday, May 7<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine.\u00a0 So, how do you find the balance between being a helicopter mom and a free-range mom?\u00a0 We\u2019re going to explore that today with Tracey Eyster and Sherry Surratt. Stay tuned.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThanks for joining us. Do you think\u2014throughout the time that Barbara was raising your kids, did she feel\u2014did she have more days where she went to bed, feeling like\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes!\u00a0 She sure did. [Laughter]\u00a0 Yes. I mean, raising human beings is a whole lot more of an art and less of a science. It\u2019s not a mathematic formula. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>No, there is no equation. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And we have two moms joining us, here in the studio, who immediately started nodding their heads when I said that. Sherry Surratt and Tracey Eyster join us on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Tracey, Sherry, welcome back to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Thank you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>Great to be here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>What about you ladies?\u00a0 Did you have days when you went to bed and, \u201cI did it today!\u00a0 I really knocked it out to the park!\u201d?\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>I don\u2019t think I had very many of those. I had a lot of days where I would say: \u201cOh, my goodness! I\u2019ve blown it today.\u201d\u00a0 You know, what was frustrating for me is\u2014I would get up in the morning and I would make a resolution: \u201cI am not going to yell today. I\u2019m not going to lose it. I\u2019m not going to be crabby. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI\u2019m not going to get so discouraged when things happen,\u201d and there I would go again. [Laughter]\u00a0 Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, it\u2019s good you\u2019re giving leadership to MOPS International because you can identify with where a lot of moms are. Give us an update on how MOPS is doing\u2014what\u2019s happening around the world. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes, it occurs to me some of our listeners may think you work for a mop manufacture. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, we should probably explain what MOPS International is all about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes. You wouldn\u2019t believe how many times I\u2019ve been asked, \u201cIs it a cleaning company?\u201d\u00a0 No. MOPS stands for \u201cMothers of Pre-Schoolers.\u201d We partner with churches to help them host a group for moms where moms can come together in a safe place and where they can talk about things that matter. They can talk about how their day is not going well and how they do feel like a failure. They are not judged because every other mom in the group knows <em>exactly<\/em> what that means and how that feels. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut going deeper than that, MOPS is really an invitation to step into a relationship with the God who made you\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014the God who gave you those children\u2014the God who knows <em>exactly<\/em> what He was doing when He placed those children in your home and made you a mom. That\u2019s really what MOPS is all about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe have about 133,000 moms, across the world, that gather on a regular basis, at a church, to come together and talk about what it means to be a mom. We provide the curriculum. We provide the training for the group leaders. We give them the chance to talk about their parenting, their marriage, their self\u2014developing themselves as a woman and as a mom. We talk about practical parenting skills, and we talk about their relationship with Jesus. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Tracey, you give leadership to MomLifeToday.com. You and Sherry have collaborated to create a\u2014I guess, it\u2019s a small group Bible study for moms called <em>Beautiful Mess<\/em>. Explain to our listeners what you two hope to accomplish in this Bible study. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>I would say, first, we hope for moms to understand that they\u2019re not alone because that is what the enemy always wants us to feel\u2014that we\u2019re isolated, that we\u2019re alone, and all of the things that we deal with in our daily mom lives that is unique to us. Again, because we\u2019ve titled it, <em>Beautiful Mess<\/em>, we\u2019re saying, right up front, that we know that it\u2019s messy. We know that everything that is going on in your life, around motherhood, you could describe as a mess; but also, that it is beautiful. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOur hearts are for moms to understand that: \u201cYou\u2019ve been chosen to be the mom to the children that you have,\u201d and that \u201cMotherhood is an opportunity for you to find out how much you need a Savior, how much you need someone else to be in charge of your life, how much you don\u2019t need to be in control of your life or think you are in control of your life\u2014because you\u2019re not. Father God is in control of your life.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tActually, all of the stress that leads to a beautiful mess is divinely-designed by God to bring you to the end of yourself\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014so you\u2019ll seek an abiding relationship with Him so that you know the importance of pouring truth into their lives because you were mandated, by God, for these little image-bearers to do something for Him\u2014for His glory. Don\u2019t let the enemy get you so <em>frazzled <\/em>that you forget that high assignment. We just want to bring them back to the truth of who they are, as a mom, and the truth of who Christ can be in their lives, and the truth of pouring His love and the Word of God into their little hearts. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This small group study for moms that you\u2019ve put together is connected to the movie that\u2019s coming out in theaters this weekend, <em>Moms\u2019 Night Out<\/em>\u2014opens on Friday in theaters across the country. It is two hours of a beautiful mess on the screen; isn\u2019t it?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>It sure is!\u00a0 It\u2019s funny\u2014I\u2014when I watched that movie, I thought, \u201cThis is what we\u2019ve been waiting for!\u201d\u00a0 When I say, \u201cwe,\u201d I mean \u201cyou,\u201d\u2014I mean, \u201cmom, out there, listening.\u201d\u00a0 This is what you have been waiting for\u2014a night where you can gather the family and go see the movie\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014or gather a bunch of other moms and go see this movie. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I don\u2019t know if I\u2019d take my kids. They might get a few ideas. [Laughter]\u00a0 There are some scenes in there that are classic scenes that all of us have experienced to some level\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014maybe not quite the level that it is in the movie, however. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Let\u2019s just say there are some walls in the home that look different at the end of the movie than they looked at the beginning of the movie. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>Some walls, some kitchens, some cars, vans, all kinds of\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>I loved how it struck fear in the moms\u2019 hearts, in the movie, when they left the children home alone with the dads; you know?\u00a0 It was kind of like: \u201cPlease, just don\u2019t let them die!\u00a0 Don\u2019t let them kill anybody. Just keep control.\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>The fear should have been struck in the dads\u2019 lives. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI look at the chapters to your\u2014well, actually, it\u2019s the weeks for your Bible study\u2014six weeks. And really, these are great questions that every mom needs the answer to: \u201cAm I enough?\u201d\u2014that\u2019s the issue of competency\u2014\u201cHow can I love this mess?\u201d \u201cHow can I stop comparing myself?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cHow do I prioritize my busy life?\u201d Oh, there is a big one\u2014\u201cHow can I find me in the mess?\u201d because there is an identity crisis. Finally, \u201cWhat does God want to say to me in the middle of the mess?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is something I\u2019m curious about because, as I\u2019ve gotten to know both of you ladies\u2014you are both gifted, capable women in a lot of different areas of life\u2014did you ever resent the fact that you had kids that you had to raise because they were just getting in the way of other giftedness that you wanted to be able to express?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>For me, no, because, for me, I was told I would never have children. So, I didn\u2019t have my first child until I was 29 years old. I had started the career, and I had an amazing career. I even had my dream job. Then, when God blessed us with a pregnancy, and then, I had my daughter, I thought: \u201cWow! What a blessing, and this probably my one chance.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, I was all into motherhood. I sort of professionalized motherhood and thought: \u201cOkay, I mean this, and I\u2019m going to do this.\u201d\u00a0 Then, it was a miracle even that I ended up with Wesley. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI do think that\u2019s why, for me\u2014what has started as a passion for motherhood, for me personally\u2014you know: \u201cGod has birthed something,\u201d and it\u2019s become a ministry. I mean, I never knew, when we were a part of corporate America, that God would pluck us out of that and we would end up at FamilyLife. I never knew that God would call me to gather with a group of other moms, who love motherhood, and speak into the heart of moms through <em>MomLife Today<\/em><em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, for me, no, they have always been a gift. They have always been a blessing. I\u2019m just so grateful that I have children. I just want other moms to see that if, maybe, that\u2019s not their experience, and to, maybe, see that side of it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I love the phrase, \u201call-in.\u201d\u00a0 Sherry, what about you?\u00a0 Did you ever have that moment or maybe several moments?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes, you know I have to say, \u201cYes,\u201d for me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI remember I\u2019d graduated with my teaching degree about six months before Mike came along. I remember feeling a moment of disappointment, \u201cOh, I can\u2019t get a teaching job right now because here comes Mike.\u201d If you\u2019re a mom, out there, who has had thoughts like that\u2014it doesn\u2019t make you a bad person. I think it makes you human. You know, looking back over my life, I\u2019m so thankful that I have my children and I had them when I did; but I did have those moments where I thought, \u201cWell, what about <em>me<\/em>?\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s really why we wanted to tackle that subject in this book: \u201cWhat about <em>you<\/em>?\u00a0 When you become a mom, you don\u2019t stop being you.\u201d\u00a0 You will have some other desires, things to do, other things; and that\u2019s okay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMy brother-in-law\u2014a pastor\u2014told me this one time, and it stuck with me. He said: \u201cSherry, you can have it all. That doesn\u2019t mean that you have to have it all at the same time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cYou know, you really need to think about what God has given you in the moment, and live in that moment, and wait for other things because you will have time.\u201d Sure enough, I did have time to be a teacher. I had time to do a lot of other things. I did not have to do them all at that one moment. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think that\u2019s Satan\u2019s trap. We get great gifts from God. Satan immediately makes us want to look at that and think: \u201cOh, well, now, you can\u2019t go do this over here,\u201d or, \u201cThat\u2019s going to stop your life from being this,\u201d\u2014not true. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You know, there are a lot of moms who are trying to juggle the demands that they\u2019re experiencing as moms. Some of them wish they could push \u201cpause\u201d on the rest of their lives and invest in their kids; and their circumstances don\u2019t allow that right now. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And it leaves them feeling frustrated. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. Tracey, you give leadership to a conference called <em>MomLife Bootcamp<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup>. At the end of the boot camp, which happened just a few months ago, there was a sharing time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn that sharing time, a woman stood up and shared how she was feeling trapped as a mom. She was feeling like she needed to give more attention to her child. What would you say to a mom who is feeling like \u201cI need to give more of my heart and my time to my children\u201d?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>Well, if that is certainly something that God\u2019s saying to you, I feel you need to be obedient in that. You just need to figure out what that looks like in your life. If you have a spouse, you can talk to your husband about it. All moms can get so engrossed in something and spend time doing things that we start to push our children aside. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat I always try to say to Mom is, \u201cIf you have something you have to get done, set your son next to you on the kitchen counter and say: \u2018Okay, mom\u2019s got to get this report done for work. You have some homework to do. You work on spelling lessons, and I\u2019ll work on this.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s just taking those moments when you can to connect with your children\u2014to be intentional in every moment that you have. I mean, granted, if I had my way\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014I would want every mom on the planet to be able to be all-in at all times with their children. Yet, maybe, that\u2019s not possible for you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI also think you need to check your motivations. If you need to work outside the home to be able to put food on the table, then, that\u2019s what you need to do. But maybe, you do need to think about and pray about: \u201cIs what I\u2019m doing outside the home just because there is something I\u2019m chasing and that I want to do for me?\u201d because, as Sherry said, \u201cYou can\u2019t do everything all at once.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>There are seasons in life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>There are seasons in life; but because God laid on my heart to try to spend as much time as I could, pouring into my children, I just got real creative. I know lots of moms out there\u2014that when they go to an employer and they say: \u201cYou know, right now, in this season, my child is becoming a tween and things are going on. Can I cut back my hours?\u00a0 Can I work part-time?\u00a0 Can I\u2026\u201d Get creative and don\u2019t just <em>assume<\/em> that you have to do the status quo. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes. I think, as moms\u2014one of the things I see from the perspective from MOPS is\u2014sometimes, we are our own worst enemies. We jump on each other. We\u2014there are mommy wars that really do go on out there: Moms who work are looking at moms who are not working, thinking: \u201cYou need to go out and get another job and being doing this and that.\u201d\u00a0 Moms, who are staying at home will look at moms who are working and say: \u201cShame on you!\u00a0 You need to be staying at home.\u201d\u00a0 <br><br>I think one of the best things we can do is support each other through those seasons. If you see a mom, who\u2019s working outside the home\u2014and stressed out and doesn\u2019t have enough time\u2014see how you can come along side and help her. We need to support each other instead of pointing a finger at each other. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>Amen; especially, the single moms. Every community I\u2019ve ever lived in there are always those single moms who feel so alone because we have the benefit, Sherry, of\u2014when we feel a little overwhelmed that we can go to our husband and get that extra support. You know, there are more single moms in this country than there have ever been. Yes, look for those single moms and how can you minister to them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Tracey, as you describe your passion for motherhood, there have been moms that I\u2019ve seen, over the years, who have become so obsessed with their responsibility that that\u2019s become dangerous or unhealthy. Did you ever get close to that; do you think?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>I hope I didn\u2019t. I have a husband who is amazingly supportive and is really good at speaking some truth into my life. I think, because my perspective of motherhood is that: \u201cThey are not mine for me to control. They are God\u2019s for me to teach,\u201d\u2014I\u2019ve tried to always look at it from God\u2019s perspective. To me, there is nothing that makes me happier than seeing my children blossom and do what God\u2019s designed them to do. I don\u2019t want them to always have to be a part of my life for me to be happy. Actually, it\u2019s fun as they have supported me because, as things have happened\u2014I mean, who knew that I would ever be someone that would write a book and to see my kids cheering me on?\u00a0 I think it\u2019s more about the relationship. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI feel like God has called moms to be intentional, to be relational, and to be selfless. If we do those things, and if we pour into our children\u2014what I feel the goal is\u2014if we build a relational equity with them, they learn to listen to us and seek our guidance. So, I\u2019m not controlling\u2014but the guidance. We are <em>modeling<\/em> for them what we want when they leave the house at age 18. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe want them to know that that relationship that they have with the Lord will enable them to listen to Him. If we\u2019ve taught them to listen to us for guidance, I feel like it carries over; because, even as my daughter left and went to college, she would call me and ask me for advice\u2019 and she\u2019d want to call all of her friends. I would always say, \u201cBut Samara, have you prayed about it?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>\u201cHave you sought God about it?\u201d\u00a0 So, if we recognize that they are ours to train and it is a way to help them to learn how to listen to God\u2019s voice and not always run to us, I think that\u2019s a good thing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think it\u2019s good that you bring that up because we have the helicopter parent and we have the free-range parent.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe don\u2019t want to be either one. We want to be somewhere in the middle, where we are guiding; but we are also teaching them to stand on their own. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Sherry, you\u2019ve seen these hyper-moms that I\u2019m talking about; right?\u00a0 <br>\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Oh, absolutely. You know\u2014when you forget about who God created you to be, when you forget about your husband in the mix, when you just focus on those children, you\u2019re centering the world around them\u2014it\u2019s not healthy for them. It\u2019s not healthy for you. Striking that balance between the free-range parent and the helicopter mom\u2014look at another family that strikes that balance, and kind of watch, and talk with that mom about: \u201cHow does she do that?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know, the healthiest mom is the mom who does really pay attention to her children and pour into them; but she also is investing in herself, as a woman \/ as a person. You can really get creative in the ways that you do that; but it\u2019s very unhealthy to just center your whole world around your children\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014because they are wonderful, welcome guests in your home\u2014who will then leave your home when they grow up. That\u2019s a good thing for them to have their lives, and to step out, and do that. You do not want to be devastated when that happens. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>You want to have developed yourself and have a life of your own, as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, and you don\u2019t want them stepping out into the world\u2014where for 18 years the world has revolved around \u201cme\u201d\u2014and guess what, it doesn\u2019t anymore\u2014\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and they don\u2019t know how to deal with that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Sherry, you work with 133,000 moms around the world. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>How are young moms doing today?\u00a0 I mean, this is an interesting era that we live in right now. I think a lot of moms are coming out of being the least-parented generation that\u2019s maybe ever come along in the history of our country. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes, we have seen resurgence in the need for mentors because moms\u2014young moms today don\u2019t live in the same town as their own family and their own moms, more typically. So, they are looking for a model. They are looking for someone to help them, and they really do want that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey want a mentoring relationship, though, a little bit differently in that they want to be able to bring something to the table themselves. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tA great book that was written a while back that I talk about a lot is <em>Reverse Mentoring<\/em> by Earl Creps\u2014and that\u2019s developing a relationship where a younger and an older woman can feed into each other. It\u2019s not just one-sided. That\u2019s what we\u2019re finding the young, millennial mom wants today. She wants to\u2014not just be mentored\u2014she wants to be able to speak into that mentoring relationship, as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBeing a mom hasn\u2019t changed in every way. There are so many things that are the same today for young mom as were true 40 years ago. They are still going to get frustrated. They\u2019re still going to have to clean up messes around the house; but the young mom today is very savvy. She is able to figure out ways that she can earn income from staying at home\u2014opening up an Etsy shop, where she can make things and sell things. So, she\u2019s very creative. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere is one thing we hear a lot from young moms, though: \u201cDon\u2019t waste my time.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tShe\u2019s very savvy about how she will invest her time. When we create resources, at MOPS International, for moms, we keep that in mind. She doesn\u2019t necessarily have time to sit down and read a big long book. So, we try to keep things in short bites for her\u2014things that will speak to her heart as well as her head\u2014help her to think, help her to get things done quickly. She\u2019s very mindful of her time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>In your Bible study, <em>Beautiful Mess<\/em>, obviously, it\u2019s going to be small groups. How long do these groups generally last?\u00a0 Is it an hour, 75 minutes, hour-and-a-half? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes, that\u2019s the beauty of it\u2014is you can arrange it however you need it to be; but these studies are really built so that you can gather with another group of women. You can spend 45 minutes \/ an hour\u2014you can spend longer if you want to. The point of it is to really talk about the things that are in your heart\u2014the things that <em>matter<\/em>\u2014and take time to let God speak to <em>you<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs I talk with young moms, we\u2019re finding that\u2019s the thing they don\u2019t do is\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014they will talk to God, they will talk to each other. \u201cDo they sit quietly, giving God the chance to be able to speak to their hearts?\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s why we wrote reflection questions into this study: spend time on those, think about it, ask of God, \u201cGod, what do You think?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Every mom is designed, by God, for relationship\u2014first, with Him; and then, second, with others. Young moms need other young moms, and they need some mentors. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMaybe, what you should do with <em>Beautiful Mess<\/em> is find a mentor, who could teach it, and lead it, and get a group of friends together and start a six-week study. Maybe, you meet every other week; but it\u2019d be a great way for moms to kind of come out the closet that you talked about at Moms\u2019 Night Out\u2014out of that moment where you have a tough moment of being a mom and find some hope and encouragement with other moms. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You can kick off the study after you go see the movie, <em>Moms\u2019 Night Out<\/em>, this weekend. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tGet some other moms and say: \u201cWhy don\u2019t we have a moms\u2019 night out?\u00a0 We\u2019ll go to the movies.\u201d\u00a0 Then, when the movie is over, you say, \u201cHow would you like to get together and we\u2019ll go through a study called <em>Beautiful Mess: Motherhood for Every Moment<\/em>?\u201d written by our guests, Sherry Surratt and Tracey Eyster. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou can find out more about the movie and about the study when you go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com. In the upper left-hand corner of the webpage, you\u2019ll see a link that says, \u201cGo Deeper.\u201d\u00a0 Click on that link. The information about the <em>Beautiful Mess<\/em> study for moms is right there, along with the link to the <em>Moms\u2019 Night Out<\/em> movie website. Again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com for more information on the study and the movie. You can also call 1-800-FL-TODAY if you\u2019d like to order copies of the <em>Beautiful Mess<\/em> Bible study for moms\u20141-800-358-6329. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s 1-800- \u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, I don\u2019t know how many people are like me. When I go home, in the afternoon, one of the first things I check when I get home is the mail. I check and see what we got in the mail today. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou just need to know that our team, here at FamilyLife, during the month of May\u2014actually, between now and Father\u2019s Day\u2014they are starting to check the mail a little more carefully. There is a reason for that because we\u2019ve had some friends of the ministry, who know that summertime is a challenging time for ministries like ours\u2014a lot of people get involved in busy summer activities\u2014and we see a decline in financial support for our program. At the same time, the bills we get in July are just like the bills we get in January. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThese friends of the ministry came and they said, \u201cWe\u2019d like to encourage your listeners to kind of give you a little cushion as you head into summer.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey have agreed that every donation we receive, between now and Father\u2019s Day, they are going to match that donation, dollar for dollar, up to a total of $350,000. That would be great for us if we could take advantage of that matching gift. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s why we are asking listeners: \u201cWould you consider, today, going to FamilyLifeToday.com and clicking the link in the upper right-hand corner that says, \u2018I Care,\u2019 making an online donation, knowing your donation is going to be matched, dollar for dollar, when you do that? Or would you call 1-800-FL-TODAY\u2014make a donation over the phone?\u00a0 Or would you sit down and write a check and mail it to us at <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>?\u201d\u00a0 Our address is P O Box 7111, Little Rock, Arkansas. Arkansas is AR, and the zip code is 72223. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLet me just say, \u201cThanks,\u201d in advance, for whatever you\u2019re able to do in support of this ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe appreciate it. When our team gets your letter in the mail, or when the phone rings, or when the computer monitor flashes, we\u2019re just a little more excited this month. So, thanks for your support. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>And I hope you can join us back tomorrow when we\u2019re going to talk about just how overwhelming motherhood can be and how a mom carves out a little time for rest in the middle of daily life. Hope you can join us for that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, and our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you back tomorrow for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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Tracey, Sherry, welcome back to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Thank you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>Great to be here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>What about you ladies?\u00a0 Did you have days when you went to bed and, \u201cI did it today!\u00a0 I really knocked it out to the park!\u201d?\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>I don\u2019t think I had very many of those. I had a lot of days where I would say: \u201cOh, my goodness! I\u2019ve blown it today.\u201d\u00a0 You know, what was frustrating for me is\u2014I would get up in the morning and I would make a resolution: \u201cI am not going to yell today. I\u2019m not going to lose it. I\u2019m not going to be crabby. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI\u2019m not going to get so discouraged when things happen,\u201d and there I would go again. [Laughter]\u00a0 Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, it\u2019s good you\u2019re giving leadership to MOPS International because you can identify with where a lot of moms are. Give us an update on how MOPS is doing\u2014what\u2019s happening around the world. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes, it occurs to me some of our listeners may think you work for a mop manufacture. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, we should probably explain what MOPS International is all about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes. You wouldn\u2019t believe how many times I\u2019ve been asked, \u201cIs it a cleaning company?\u201d\u00a0 No. MOPS stands for \u201cMothers of Pre-Schoolers.\u201d We partner with churches to help them host a group for moms where moms can come together in a safe place and where they can talk about things that matter. They can talk about how their day is not going well and how they do feel like a failure. They are not judged because every other mom in the group knows <em>exactly<\/em> what that means and how that feels. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut going deeper than that, MOPS is really an invitation to step into a relationship with the God who made you\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014the God who gave you those children\u2014the God who knows <em>exactly<\/em> what He was doing when He placed those children in your home and made you a mom. That\u2019s really what MOPS is all about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe have about 133,000 moms, across the world, that gather on a regular basis, at a church, to come together and talk about what it means to be a mom. We provide the curriculum. We provide the training for the group leaders. We give them the chance to talk about their parenting, their marriage, their self\u2014developing themselves as a woman and as a mom. We talk about practical parenting skills, and we talk about their relationship with Jesus. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Tracey, you give leadership to MomLifeToday.com. You and Sherry have collaborated to create a\u2014I guess, it\u2019s a small group Bible study for moms called <em>Beautiful Mess<\/em>. Explain to our listeners what you two hope to accomplish in this Bible study. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>I would say, first, we hope for moms to understand that they\u2019re not alone because that is what the enemy always wants us to feel\u2014that we\u2019re isolated, that we\u2019re alone, and all of the things that we deal with in our daily mom lives that is unique to us. Again, because we\u2019ve titled it, <em>Beautiful Mess<\/em>, we\u2019re saying, right up front, that we know that it\u2019s messy. We know that everything that is going on in your life, around motherhood, you could describe as a mess; but also, that it is beautiful. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOur hearts are for moms to understand that: \u201cYou\u2019ve been chosen to be the mom to the children that you have,\u201d and that \u201cMotherhood is an opportunity for you to find out how much you need a Savior, how much you need someone else to be in charge of your life, how much you don\u2019t need to be in control of your life or think you are in control of your life\u2014because you\u2019re not. Father God is in control of your life.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tActually, all of the stress that leads to a beautiful mess is divinely-designed by God to bring you to the end of yourself\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014so you\u2019ll seek an abiding relationship with Him so that you know the importance of pouring truth into their lives because you were mandated, by God, for these little image-bearers to do something for Him\u2014for His glory. Don\u2019t let the enemy get you so <em>frazzled <\/em>that you forget that high assignment. We just want to bring them back to the truth of who they are, as a mom, and the truth of who Christ can be in their lives, and the truth of pouring His love and the Word of God into their little hearts. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This small group study for moms that you\u2019ve put together is connected to the movie that\u2019s coming out in theaters this weekend, <em>Moms\u2019 Night Out<\/em>\u2014opens on Friday in theaters across the country. It is two hours of a beautiful mess on the screen; isn\u2019t it?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>It sure is!\u00a0 It\u2019s funny\u2014I\u2014when I watched that movie, I thought, \u201cThis is what we\u2019ve been waiting for!\u201d\u00a0 When I say, \u201cwe,\u201d I mean \u201cyou,\u201d\u2014I mean, \u201cmom, out there, listening.\u201d\u00a0 This is what you have been waiting for\u2014a night where you can gather the family and go see the movie\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014or gather a bunch of other moms and go see this movie. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I don\u2019t know if I\u2019d take my kids. They might get a few ideas. [Laughter]\u00a0 There are some scenes in there that are classic scenes that all of us have experienced to some level\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014maybe not quite the level that it is in the movie, however. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Let\u2019s just say there are some walls in the home that look different at the end of the movie than they looked at the beginning of the movie. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>Some walls, some kitchens, some cars, vans, all kinds of\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>I loved how it struck fear in the moms\u2019 hearts, in the movie, when they left the children home alone with the dads; you know?\u00a0 It was kind of like: \u201cPlease, just don\u2019t let them die!\u00a0 Don\u2019t let them kill anybody. Just keep control.\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>The fear should have been struck in the dads\u2019 lives. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI look at the chapters to your\u2014well, actually, it\u2019s the weeks for your Bible study\u2014six weeks. And really, these are great questions that every mom needs the answer to: \u201cAm I enough?\u201d\u2014that\u2019s the issue of competency\u2014\u201cHow can I love this mess?\u201d \u201cHow can I stop comparing myself?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cHow do I prioritize my busy life?\u201d Oh, there is a big one\u2014\u201cHow can I find me in the mess?\u201d because there is an identity crisis. Finally, \u201cWhat does God want to say to me in the middle of the mess?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is something I\u2019m curious about because, as I\u2019ve gotten to know both of you ladies\u2014you are both gifted, capable women in a lot of different areas of life\u2014did you ever resent the fact that you had kids that you had to raise because they were just getting in the way of other giftedness that you wanted to be able to express?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>For me, no, because, for me, I was told I would never have children. So, I didn\u2019t have my first child until I was 29 years old. I had started the career, and I had an amazing career. I even had my dream job. Then, when God blessed us with a pregnancy, and then, I had my daughter, I thought: \u201cWow! What a blessing, and this probably my one chance.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, I was all into motherhood. I sort of professionalized motherhood and thought: \u201cOkay, I mean this, and I\u2019m going to do this.\u201d\u00a0 Then, it was a miracle even that I ended up with Wesley. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI do think that\u2019s why, for me\u2014what has started as a passion for motherhood, for me personally\u2014you know: \u201cGod has birthed something,\u201d and it\u2019s become a ministry. I mean, I never knew, when we were a part of corporate America, that God would pluck us out of that and we would end up at FamilyLife. I never knew that God would call me to gather with a group of other moms, who love motherhood, and speak into the heart of moms through <em>MomLife Today<\/em><em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, for me, no, they have always been a gift. They have always been a blessing. I\u2019m just so grateful that I have children. I just want other moms to see that if, maybe, that\u2019s not their experience, and to, maybe, see that side of it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I love the phrase, \u201call-in.\u201d\u00a0 Sherry, what about you?\u00a0 Did you ever have that moment or maybe several moments?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes, you know I have to say, \u201cYes,\u201d for me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI remember I\u2019d graduated with my teaching degree about six months before Mike came along. I remember feeling a moment of disappointment, \u201cOh, I can\u2019t get a teaching job right now because here comes Mike.\u201d If you\u2019re a mom, out there, who has had thoughts like that\u2014it doesn\u2019t make you a bad person. I think it makes you human. You know, looking back over my life, I\u2019m so thankful that I have my children and I had them when I did; but I did have those moments where I thought, \u201cWell, what about <em>me<\/em>?\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s really why we wanted to tackle that subject in this book: \u201cWhat about <em>you<\/em>?\u00a0 When you become a mom, you don\u2019t stop being you.\u201d\u00a0 You will have some other desires, things to do, other things; and that\u2019s okay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMy brother-in-law\u2014a pastor\u2014told me this one time, and it stuck with me. He said: \u201cSherry, you can have it all. That doesn\u2019t mean that you have to have it all at the same time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cYou know, you really need to think about what God has given you in the moment, and live in that moment, and wait for other things because you will have time.\u201d Sure enough, I did have time to be a teacher. I had time to do a lot of other things. I did not have to do them all at that one moment. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think that\u2019s Satan\u2019s trap. We get great gifts from God. Satan immediately makes us want to look at that and think: \u201cOh, well, now, you can\u2019t go do this over here,\u201d or, \u201cThat\u2019s going to stop your life from being this,\u201d\u2014not true. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You know, there are a lot of moms who are trying to juggle the demands that they\u2019re experiencing as moms. Some of them wish they could push \u201cpause\u201d on the rest of their lives and invest in their kids; and their circumstances don\u2019t allow that right now. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And it leaves them feeling frustrated. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. Tracey, you give leadership to a conference called <em>MomLife Bootcamp<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup>. At the end of the boot camp, which happened just a few months ago, there was a sharing time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn that sharing time, a woman stood up and shared how she was feeling trapped as a mom. She was feeling like she needed to give more attention to her child. What would you say to a mom who is feeling like \u201cI need to give more of my heart and my time to my children\u201d?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>Well, if that is certainly something that God\u2019s saying to you, I feel you need to be obedient in that. You just need to figure out what that looks like in your life. If you have a spouse, you can talk to your husband about it. All moms can get so engrossed in something and spend time doing things that we start to push our children aside. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat I always try to say to Mom is, \u201cIf you have something you have to get done, set your son next to you on the kitchen counter and say: \u2018Okay, mom\u2019s got to get this report done for work. You have some homework to do. You work on spelling lessons, and I\u2019ll work on this.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s just taking those moments when you can to connect with your children\u2014to be intentional in every moment that you have. I mean, granted, if I had my way\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014I would want every mom on the planet to be able to be all-in at all times with their children. Yet, maybe, that\u2019s not possible for you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI also think you need to check your motivations. If you need to work outside the home to be able to put food on the table, then, that\u2019s what you need to do. But maybe, you do need to think about and pray about: \u201cIs what I\u2019m doing outside the home just because there is something I\u2019m chasing and that I want to do for me?\u201d because, as Sherry said, \u201cYou can\u2019t do everything all at once.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>There are seasons in life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>There are seasons in life; but because God laid on my heart to try to spend as much time as I could, pouring into my children, I just got real creative. I know lots of moms out there\u2014that when they go to an employer and they say: \u201cYou know, right now, in this season, my child is becoming a tween and things are going on. Can I cut back my hours?\u00a0 Can I work part-time?\u00a0 Can I\u2026\u201d Get creative and don\u2019t just <em>assume<\/em> that you have to do the status quo. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes. I think, as moms\u2014one of the things I see from the perspective from MOPS is\u2014sometimes, we are our own worst enemies. We jump on each other. We\u2014there are mommy wars that really do go on out there: Moms who work are looking at moms who are not working, thinking: \u201cYou need to go out and get another job and being doing this and that.\u201d\u00a0 Moms, who are staying at home will look at moms who are working and say: \u201cShame on you!\u00a0 You need to be staying at home.\u201d\u00a0 <br><br>I think one of the best things we can do is support each other through those seasons. If you see a mom, who\u2019s working outside the home\u2014and stressed out and doesn\u2019t have enough time\u2014see how you can come along side and help her. We need to support each other instead of pointing a finger at each other. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>Amen; especially, the single moms. Every community I\u2019ve ever lived in there are always those single moms who feel so alone because we have the benefit, Sherry, of\u2014when we feel a little overwhelmed that we can go to our husband and get that extra support. You know, there are more single moms in this country than there have ever been. Yes, look for those single moms and how can you minister to them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Tracey, as you describe your passion for motherhood, there have been moms that I\u2019ve seen, over the years, who have become so obsessed with their responsibility that that\u2019s become dangerous or unhealthy. Did you ever get close to that; do you think?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>I hope I didn\u2019t. I have a husband who is amazingly supportive and is really good at speaking some truth into my life. I think, because my perspective of motherhood is that: \u201cThey are not mine for me to control. They are God\u2019s for me to teach,\u201d\u2014I\u2019ve tried to always look at it from God\u2019s perspective. To me, there is nothing that makes me happier than seeing my children blossom and do what God\u2019s designed them to do. I don\u2019t want them to always have to be a part of my life for me to be happy. Actually, it\u2019s fun as they have supported me because, as things have happened\u2014I mean, who knew that I would ever be someone that would write a book and to see my kids cheering me on?\u00a0 I think it\u2019s more about the relationship. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI feel like God has called moms to be intentional, to be relational, and to be selfless. If we do those things, and if we pour into our children\u2014what I feel the goal is\u2014if we build a relational equity with them, they learn to listen to us and seek our guidance. So, I\u2019m not controlling\u2014but the guidance. We are <em>modeling<\/em> for them what we want when they leave the house at age 18. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe want them to know that that relationship that they have with the Lord will enable them to listen to Him. If we\u2019ve taught them to listen to us for guidance, I feel like it carries over; because, even as my daughter left and went to college, she would call me and ask me for advice\u2019 and she\u2019d want to call all of her friends. I would always say, \u201cBut Samara, have you prayed about it?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tracey: <\/strong>\u201cHave you sought God about it?\u201d\u00a0 So, if we recognize that they are ours to train and it is a way to help them to learn how to listen to God\u2019s voice and not always run to us, I think that\u2019s a good thing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think it\u2019s good that you bring that up because we have the helicopter parent and we have the free-range parent.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe don\u2019t want to be either one. We want to be somewhere in the middle, where we are guiding; but we are also teaching them to stand on their own. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Sherry, you\u2019ve seen these hyper-moms that I\u2019m talking about; right?\u00a0 <br>\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Oh, absolutely. You know\u2014when you forget about who God created you to be, when you forget about your husband in the mix, when you just focus on those children, you\u2019re centering the world around them\u2014it\u2019s not healthy for them. It\u2019s not healthy for you. Striking that balance between the free-range parent and the helicopter mom\u2014look at another family that strikes that balance, and kind of watch, and talk with that mom about: \u201cHow does she do that?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know, the healthiest mom is the mom who does really pay attention to her children and pour into them; but she also is investing in herself, as a woman \/ as a person. You can really get creative in the ways that you do that; but it\u2019s very unhealthy to just center your whole world around your children\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014because they are wonderful, welcome guests in your home\u2014who will then leave your home when they grow up. That\u2019s a good thing for them to have their lives, and to step out, and do that. You do not want to be devastated when that happens. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>You want to have developed yourself and have a life of your own, as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, and you don\u2019t want them stepping out into the world\u2014where for 18 years the world has revolved around \u201cme\u201d\u2014and guess what, it doesn\u2019t anymore\u2014\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and they don\u2019t know how to deal with that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Sherry, you work with 133,000 moms around the world. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>How are young moms doing today?\u00a0 I mean, this is an interesting era that we live in right now. I think a lot of moms are coming out of being the least-parented generation that\u2019s maybe ever come along in the history of our country. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes, we have seen resurgence in the need for mentors because moms\u2014young moms today don\u2019t live in the same town as their own family and their own moms, more typically. So, they are looking for a model. They are looking for someone to help them, and they really do want that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey want a mentoring relationship, though, a little bit differently in that they want to be able to bring something to the table themselves. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tA great book that was written a while back that I talk about a lot is <em>Reverse Mentoring<\/em> by Earl Creps\u2014and that\u2019s developing a relationship where a younger and an older woman can feed into each other. It\u2019s not just one-sided. That\u2019s what we\u2019re finding the young, millennial mom wants today. She wants to\u2014not just be mentored\u2014she wants to be able to speak into that mentoring relationship, as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBeing a mom hasn\u2019t changed in every way. There are so many things that are the same today for young mom as were true 40 years ago. They are still going to get frustrated. They\u2019re still going to have to clean up messes around the house; but the young mom today is very savvy. She is able to figure out ways that she can earn income from staying at home\u2014opening up an Etsy shop, where she can make things and sell things. So, she\u2019s very creative. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere is one thing we hear a lot from young moms, though: \u201cDon\u2019t waste my time.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tShe\u2019s very savvy about how she will invest her time. When we create resources, at MOPS International, for moms, we keep that in mind. She doesn\u2019t necessarily have time to sit down and read a big long book. So, we try to keep things in short bites for her\u2014things that will speak to her heart as well as her head\u2014help her to think, help her to get things done quickly. She\u2019s very mindful of her time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>In your Bible study, <em>Beautiful Mess<\/em>, obviously, it\u2019s going to be small groups. How long do these groups generally last?\u00a0 Is it an hour, 75 minutes, hour-and-a-half? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sherry: <\/strong>Yes, that\u2019s the beauty of it\u2014is you can arrange it however you need it to be; but these studies are really built so that you can gather with another group of women. You can spend 45 minutes \/ an hour\u2014you can spend longer if you want to. The point of it is to really talk about the things that are in your heart\u2014the things that <em>matter<\/em>\u2014and take time to let God speak to <em>you<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs I talk with young moms, we\u2019re finding that\u2019s the thing they don\u2019t do is\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014they will talk to God, they will talk to each other. \u201cDo they sit quietly, giving God the chance to be able to speak to their hearts?\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s why we wrote reflection questions into this study: spend time on those, think about it, ask of God, \u201cGod, what do You think?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Every mom is designed, by God, for relationship\u2014first, with Him; and then, second, with others. Young moms need other young moms, and they need some mentors. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMaybe, what you should do with <em>Beautiful Mess<\/em> is find a mentor, who could teach it, and lead it, and get a group of friends together and start a six-week study. Maybe, you meet every other week; but it\u2019d be a great way for moms to kind of come out the closet that you talked about at Moms\u2019 Night Out\u2014out of that moment where you have a tough moment of being a mom and find some hope and encouragement with other moms. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You can kick off the study after you go see the movie, <em>Moms\u2019 Night Out<\/em>, this weekend. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tGet some other moms and say: \u201cWhy don\u2019t we have a moms\u2019 night out?\u00a0 We\u2019ll go to the movies.\u201d\u00a0 Then, when the movie is over, you say, \u201cHow would you like to get together and we\u2019ll go through a study called <em>Beautiful Mess: Motherhood for Every Moment<\/em>?\u201d written by our guests, Sherry Surratt and Tracey Eyster. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou can find out more about the movie and about the study when you go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com. In the upper left-hand corner of the webpage, you\u2019ll see a link that says, \u201cGo Deeper.\u201d\u00a0 Click on that link. The information about the <em>Beautiful Mess<\/em> study for moms is right there, along with the link to the <em>Moms\u2019 Night Out<\/em> movie website. Again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com for more information on the study and the movie. You can also call 1-800-FL-TODAY if you\u2019d like to order copies of the <em>Beautiful Mess<\/em> Bible study for moms\u20141-800-358-6329. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s 1-800- \u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, I don\u2019t know how many people are like me. When I go home, in the afternoon, one of the first things I check when I get home is the mail. I check and see what we got in the mail today. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou just need to know that our team, here at FamilyLife, during the month of May\u2014actually, between now and Father\u2019s Day\u2014they are starting to check the mail a little more carefully. There is a reason for that because we\u2019ve had some friends of the ministry, who know that summertime is a challenging time for ministries like ours\u2014a lot of people get involved in busy summer activities\u2014and we see a decline in financial support for our program. At the same time, the bills we get in July are just like the bills we get in January. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThese friends of the ministry came and they said, \u201cWe\u2019d like to encourage your listeners to kind of give you a little cushion as you head into summer.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey have agreed that every donation we receive, between now and Father\u2019s Day, they are going to match that donation, dollar for dollar, up to a total of $350,000. That would be great for us if we could take advantage of that matching gift. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s why we are asking listeners: \u201cWould you consider, today, going to FamilyLifeToday.com and clicking the link in the upper right-hand corner that says, \u2018I Care,\u2019 making an online donation, knowing your donation is going to be matched, dollar for dollar, when you do that? Or would you call 1-800-FL-TODAY\u2014make a donation over the phone?\u00a0 Or would you sit down and write a check and mail it to us at <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>?\u201d\u00a0 Our address is P O Box 7111, Little Rock, Arkansas. Arkansas is AR, and the zip code is 72223. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLet me just say, \u201cThanks,\u201d in advance, for whatever you\u2019re able to do in support of this ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe appreciate it. When our team gets your letter in the mail, or when the phone rings, or when the computer monitor flashes, we\u2019re just a little more excited this month. So, thanks for your support. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>And I hope you can join us back tomorrow when we\u2019re going to talk about just how overwhelming motherhood can be and how a mom carves out a little time for rest in the middle of daily life. Hope you can join us for that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, and our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you back tomorrow for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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