Desperate Quotes

“One of the marks of a godly woman is that she takes responsibility for her soul's need for joy and delight. A woman is a conductor, who leads the orchestra of her surroundings in the songs and music of her life. God is a God of creativity and dimension, and so He is pleased when we we co-create beauty in our own realm, through the power of His Spirit.

It was a profound realization when I understood that I could become an artist with my very life.”
― Sally Clarkson, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“We can’t get away with anything with children. They are keen and attentive, and they will eventually grow up to tell the story of their home.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“I have found that trying to follow the voices of culture almost always leads to peer pressure, and unbridled peer pressure leads to peer dependence. Inevitably, those who succumb to it all too easily to give up for lack of guidance and support, being tossed to and fro in the sea of others’ opinions for our lives.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“In this culture of quick satisfaction and gratification, many of us have never been taught to believe that someday we will have to give an account to God, face-to-face, for the spiritual, emotional, and moral work that we steward in the lives of our children. The souls of our children will last for all eternity, and if we believe Scripture to be true, the way we shepherd them will undoubtedly have repercussions far beyond our lives here on earth.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“The ability to last in motherhood requires giving up expectations for our own lives, deciding that sacrificing our desires and wants for the sake of our family is our gift of worship to our heavenly Father. To”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“We can approach the throne of grace with confidence; can your children approach you with confidence, knowing they will be loved no matter what?”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“The worry of what others are doing or are expecting us to do will indeed kill our souls. Even worse, it separates us from God’s voice, the only voice that truly matters.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“My kids don’t need to see a supermama. They need to see a mama who needs a Super God.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“It is vitally important for women to learn how to think biblically for themselves instead of being enslaved to other people’s thoughts and opinions. To truly follow God with everything in our lives, we must learn to develop discernment.”
― sally clarkson, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“Each day I say, “God, you have access to my children’s hearts, souls, and minds. Please, through your Holy Spirit, make the life of Christ real to each of them. Lord, help them to have a desire to obey and to learn selfcontrol. Please show me how to be the mom you created me to be.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“God calls each of us to seek Him, to look for His wisdom and to follow where He calls us by faith, and it will be a different story for each family, marriage, and individual mom or dad.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“ECCLESIASTES 4 : 9–12: “Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.” Friendship has always been a strength of women, and yet we live in a very isolationist culture. What are the consequences when a woman does not have a companion to help her?”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“He must have intended something beautiful in creating a woman with this ability to give life, nurture with love, and cultivate the soul of a precious human being entrusted into her hands.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“Going at it alone is, without a doubt, one of the most common and effective strategies that Satan uses to discourage moms. A woman alone in her home with her ideals eventually wears down and becomes a perfect target for Satan to discourage.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“Do we allow our children to approach us with confidence, knowing we will receive them in a spirit of grace?”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“That maybe it all comes down to this: if I make God first and am most satisfied in His love, I’m released to love my children fully and most satisfactorily.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“And remember, a wise woman is one who copies wise women.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“Question: What do you regret doing or not doing when your children were young?
I wish that I would have trusted God more and worried less. I regret not being more careful about the voices I listened to. Thinking back now, I should have enjoyed my kids instead of worrying whether I was always doing it right. I definitely wish I had spent more time just loving them and letting them know how much I loved them.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“But, as we all know, good intentions don’t lead to a life well-lived; a life well-lived is accomplished when we walk each day in faith, keeping our eyes on Jesus and our hearts inclined to His Word.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“Selfishness is the very root of sin. I didn’t even know I was selfish until I had children. But being self-absorbed never really made anyone happy. Putting aside my own needs and choosing to serve my family has helped me grow more in my walk with the Lord than anything else I have ever done. I wish someone had told me early in my mar riage and mothering that I was lazy and I needed to decide to learn to work harder. Nothing excellent is ever accomplished by being lazy or selfish. Once I got over my pity party and decided that I was willing to do whatever it takes to build excellence into my life and home, my motivation increased and my vision for what I could accomplish stretched, and as I look back, I am now amazed at my capacity to work so hard and to get so much done. The end result is that my labor has been rewarded and I have felt the joy of building something of great worth. So develop a willing heart and become the best mom you can be by getting rid of the destructive attitude that we all have—that of selfishness—and decide to be an overcomer! I believe in you!”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“Raising up godly children is a long-distance race. Long-distance runners pace themselves, knowing they will need to reserve energy for the whole length of the race. It is no different in our own lives as mothers.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“We will never be able to live up to someone else’s expectations, but we are always acceptable to God when we live by faith and dependence on His grace.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“Recognize that God has never required more of you than you can possibly accomplish. So if you feel overwhelmed, it can often be because you are living by someone else’s expectations.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“The ability to last in motherhood requires giving up expectations for our own lives, deciding that sacrificing our desires and wants for the sake of our family is our gift of worship to our heavenly Father. To truly follow the example of Jesus, we have to submit everything we are to the faithful hand of God. Jesus gave up everything for His children, so that they would be redeemed. And so He became the model of servant leadership and sacrificial love. When we die to ourselves and our expectations, a lot of the desperate feelings leave because we are no longer seeking to fulfill our own needs and expectations as the ultimate good in our lives.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“I have come to see that a happy mom is a real gift to her children. A good attitude about work makes her children feel that she is glad that she is a mom and that she is thankful for her children.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“Choosing to enter into the mundane with our children, who see playing ponies as anything but ordinary, is a sacrifice of love.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“Nothing excellent is ever accomplished by being lazy or selfish.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“In history, only those who act courageously and serve fearlessly become heroes. I have seen so many women give up on their ideals as moms, but I also see many older women who have conquered the building of a home, nurturing a godly legacy through the lives of their children. They embraced, in obedience to God, His call for them to build their home into a place of righteousness. It is an achievable goal, but it requires commitment, fortitude, and graceful endurance.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“need sleep? I need to do whatever it takes to restore physically. 2. Have I been reading my Bible? Even if it is putting an app on my phone with a voice I can listen to while still in bed in the mornings or at night, I need to hear from the God who walks through these valleys with me. 3. Do I feel alone? I need to call someone who is a spiritually engaging friend, one who loves God, loves me, and whom I can completely trust. I will meet that person for coffee or lunch to share my heart and to ask for prayer. 4. Am I watching my health? Exercise is a stress reducer and helps happy hormones to develop. I have developed the habit of walking and hiking. 5. How can I get help? Is there someone who can help me clean my home? Do I have a friend I can ask to keep my kids, so I can have a little time away? 6. What do I need to invest in the joy factor of my life? Am I creating spaces of beauty for my own soul—candles, music, fresh flowers, and other such life-giving things? Perhaps it’s as simple as going to a movie with my husband or friend, or buying a new scarf.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe

“I pondered her life, I realized that when I am in the presence of someone who really walks with God, there is evidence of life, joy, goodness, well-being, grace, and faith. When one is washed with the unconditional love, grace, and mercy of God, the result is peace and thankfulness of heart. The few people who really exhibit the life of the Lord certainly aren’t above discouragement or humanity, but there is a palpable sense of peace in their walk with God, having made a decision to trust Him through the ups and downs of life. My godly friends provide a sense of security for me, because I know their sails have been set toward the King and His kingdom. I can trust that their integrity will lead them in the right direction, because Jesus is at the helm. I feel a rest in my relationship with them, because I know I am safe in the hands of mature, seasoned lovers of God who will love and accept me and point me to Him gently as we walk this road of life in fellowship.”
― Sarah Mae, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe