033: Struggling Well in Life with Emily Thomas

<p><a href="https://www.momstrugglingwell.com">Emily Thomas</a>, wife, mom of 2, and host of the popular Christian podcast, <a href="https://www.momstrugglingwell.com/podcast">Mom Struggling Well</a>, joins me on the podcast today to share her testimony of all that the Lord has brought her through thus far. She is sharing candidly about her abusive first marriage, her divorce, her infertility, and more. All the while, she is also sharing about how the Lord has brought good out of all of it, how Romans 8:28 is always true, and how she is still able to trust the Lord in spite of many hard life seasons she has experienced. I know you'll be encouraged and inspired by this episode!</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>What we Chat about in This Episode</strong></p> <p>~Emily's journey of marrying her first husband and experiencing an abusive marriage</p> <p>~The problems which come when marriage and motherhood become idols</p> <p>~The dangers of relying on our own man-made timelines, wants, and desires</p> <p>~The importance of not placing our identity in other people or the work we do, but instead in Christ</p> <p>~How the Lord redeemed the hard season of Emily's first marriage </p> <p>~Emily's experience of unexplained infertility and then becoming a mom through adoption</p> <p>~How not being able to have biological children led to Emily being able to minister to the women in China in a deeply tangible way</p> <p>~Emily's current struggles in life and motherhood </p> <p>~How Emily's podcast originally came about</p> <p>~Fear in motherhood</p> <p>~Freedom in mothering choices</p> <p>~Mommy guilt over working apart from the kids</p> <p>~What the Lord has been teaching Emily lately and how He has been showing her His redemptive power</p> <p>~Lessons that Emily has learned through the hard seasons of life and how God has brought good out of them</p> <p>~The seriousness and also messiness of taking every thought captive </p> <p>~And more!</p> <p> </p> <p>For full show notes, head to <a class="linkified" href="http://www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast" target="_blank">www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast</a></p> <br /><br />Get full access to Beyond the Boxes at <a href="https://rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe</a>