Stacey Thacker > Quotes

“More and more I’m seeing motherhood as a marathon of endurance, not a sprint to the next stage of life.”
― Stacey Thacker, Hope for the Weary Mom: Let God Meet You in the Mess

“What if we all started measuring our success as mothers based on our areas of innate strength instead of weakness and trusted God enough to fill in the gaps?”
― Stacey Thacker, Hope for the Weary Mom: Let God Meet You in the Mess

“I’ve learned a thing or two during this experience. The first is that when we are winning and life looks good on the outside, people want to be like us. But, when we are honest and share our broken and disappointed places, others strongly connect with us. When we are strongly connected with others, we can find purpose in our struggles like never before.”
― Stacey Thacker, Being OK With Where You Are

“Worship Is Frontline Work Songwriter and worship leader Martha Munizzi has this to say about wilderness times: God always has something he does in the wilderness. He wants to pour something into you. But, it is not just about you. It is for others, too. Worship is frontline work. It is warfare and you are leading out to sing over others who are fighting battles too.8 Has it ever occurred to you that your song is not meant only for you? It is so easy to be focused on our own story, isn’t it? But the truth is, if we allow him, God will use our songs in the lives of others in very powerful ways. Your song, for instance, will be your declaration of his goodness despite the darkness and your absolute trust in him despite the pain. As you worship from a difficult place, others will hear your song and be reminded of important truths: “God will provide. He will not abandon me. He is good.” And they will experience freedom through their faith in Jesus as the battle rages around them.”
― Stacey Thacker, Fresh Out of Amazing: Opening Your Heart to God's Unexpected Invitation

“I believe God’s plans for me are good. Therefore, I commit today that I will never give up on my family, and I will never give up on God’s ability to move in their hearts. With His help, I will take the next step of faith even when I feel I can’t, because He is the God of miracles. If you’re ready to make this commitment too, copy and paste this on your wall. @Hope for the Weary Mom”
― Stacey Thacker, Hope for the Weary Mom: Where God Meets You In Your Mess

“Whatever strengths and weaknesses we possess are all a part of God’s plan for our beautiful, messy lives. He uses every detail of our mess for his greater glory, and can redeem even our deepest, darkest, most daring mistakes until they’re more beautiful than we could’ve ever imagined.”
― Stacey Thacker, Hope for the Weary Mom: Let God Meet You in the Mess

“as much as we sometimes want God to remove us from our messes, more often He just gets in it with us—lifting our heads, giving us strength, helping us put one foot in front of the other as we slosh our way through it”
― Stacey Thacker, Hope for the Weary Mom: Where God Meets You In Your Mess

“Those whom God has mercy in store for he first brings into a wilderness.”
― Stacey Thacker, Fresh Out of Amazing: Opening Your Heart to God's Unexpected Invitation

“When we pour out our miseries, He hears a melody of us needing and desiring what only He can give.”
― Stacey Thacker, Hope For The Weary Mom

“God does not waste our fresh-out-of-amazing years, my friend. If we allow him, he uses that season of our life to refine us and prepare us for the greater works he will call us to down the road.”
― Stacey Thacker, Fresh Out of Amazing: Opening Your Heart to God's Unexpected Invitation