M Is for Mama: A Rebellion Against Mediocre Motherhood

by Abbie Halberstadt

An online friend once posted these words in reference to the seemingly endless days of mothering little ones, and her post perfectly summed up the struggle that many young moms have: “I realized I’d been reading the wrong books and envying the wrong Instagram accounts. My misery loved company, and I was seeking it more than I sought the Lord.” It would behoove all of us to adopt this self-aware attitude, but there will inevitably be those who cling to their “right to be wrecked” by motherhood and never arrive at a conviction to give thanks in all circumstances. The Bible has exciting news for anyone who has ears to hear it, though. Friends, if we are in Christ, we are a new creation! The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:17). We don’t have to be enslaved to our culture’s assumption that “surviving” our kids means a daily diet of wine and Starbucks or that Netflix and Target runs are the only coping mechanisms available to the modern mom.