Emily Freeman is a mom like us. We asked her to hang out here today so we could get to know her. We are excited she said YES! She is awesome like that…
1. How many people call you mom?
Three people call me mom – twin girls (9) and a son (7)
2. Describe life as mom in one word.
humbling.
3. What do you wish someone had told you about mothering in the beginning?
There isn’t just one right way to be a mom.
4. How have you changed over the years through mothering?
Mothering seems to have this maddeningly magical way of turning me from an organized, respectable, human into a chaotic, forgetful one. There is nothing like having two babies at once to smoke the crazy right up to the surface.But I also think with the crazy mess comes compassion and mercy and hope that wasn’t fully realized until I had children.
I feel as if I’m becoming more fully myself.
5. How do you prepare your heart for the next stage of mothering, whatever that may be?
I have no idea how to prepare my heart for the next thing. I just have to trust Jesus has already been where I’m going.
6. What Timeless Truth do you cling to?
The spirit of Jesus Christ goes with me wherever I go.
7. What do you find yourself praying over and over for your girls?
These days, I pray first, that they would learn to trust God in ways that make sense for them in their life stage right now. I also pray for loyal friends. I see them starting to look outside our little family unit into the eyes of other girls to learn more of themselves. This terrifies me. And so I pray the Lord would develop a few friendships – not just with other girls at school but with between the two of them – sisters!
8. What resource do you suggest for raising girls?
I recommend my book, *Graceful, for teen girls and their moms to read together. I also recommend *Loving Our Kids on Purpose by Danny Silk for parents and families. So good.
*Books by Emily Freeman: 1. Graceful (for teen girls), Grace for the Good Girl (for women), A Million Little Ways (Fall 2013)
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Emily Freeman is a writer, a listener, and a window-starer-outer. She writes at Chatting at the Sky and takes great delight in creating a place for a woman’s soul to breathe. She is a regular contributor for (in)courage, DaySpring’s online home for women, and the author of three books. Emily and her husband have three young children and live in North Carolina with their crazy dog, Finn
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Thanks Emily for being with us for the July edition of Mothers of daughters! I can’t think of anyone else I’d rather have up as our first interview! What a blessing you are girl!
“There isn’t just one right way to be a mom.” Truth! I wish more people would tell new (and experienced!) moms this. There’s no one book that can tell us how to parents our children best except the Bible. And when all the methods have failed us, He will still be there.
[...] We also have a brand new design as well. My amazing husband helped me create and execute the details. Our writers bring the amazing content, and I get to see it all happen! I am so pleased with how our first month went. Today our July issue with a fun summer focus is available. We also have a sweet interview with one of my favorite author, blogger, speaker moms around—Emily Freeman! [...]