060: Thriving with Grace in Motherhood with Kara-Kae James

<p>Kara-Kae James is wife to Brook, mama to four, founder of the ministry <a href="http://thrivemoms.com/">Thrive Moms</a>, and now new author of the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mom-Up-Thriving-Grace-Motherhood/dp/0830773088/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mom+up&amp;qid=1553646148&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1"> Mom Up: Thriving with Grace in the Chaos of Motherhood</a>. She shares with us today how we can go from merely surviving in motherhood to truly thriving in the abundant life Christ came to give us. I know you will walk away from this chat encouraged and built up in your role as a mom!</p> <p><strong>What we Chat about in This Episode:</strong></p> <p>~What led Kara-Kae to write her book</p> <p>~Kara-Kae's journey of having three babies in under three years</p> <p>~Going from surviving and barely getting by to actually thriving in motherhood</p> <p>~Striking a balance between motherhood being portrayed as nothing but awful and hard and keeping you from ever having time alone with your husband, and portraying it as always being a dreamy breeze all the time</p> <p>~Thriving in motherhood in the midst of the hard days</p> <p>~God's "enoughness" and the lie that we are enough on our own</p> <p>~Rising up out of the struggle of surviving into living the abundant life in Christ</p> <p>~Mothering each unique child in unique ways</p> <p>~Making time to be in the Word as a busy mom; the importance of being in the Word in front of our kids - not just reserving our Bible-reading time for when the kids aren't around</p> <p>~Embracing the season you're in</p> <p>~Being free of mommy guilt and how our missteps with our kids can become special moments of tangibly showing them the truths of the gospel</p> <p>~Thriving personally as a woman; tackling the myth that self-care is selfish</p> <p>~The importance of prioritizing your marriage in the midst of motherhood; what that looks like for Kara-Kae and Brook</p> <p>~Suiting up in the armor of God as a mom</p> <p>~The ministry of Thrive Moms</p> <p>~And more!</p> <p> </p> <p>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>