From
moneysavingmom.com
Email Address
crystal@moneysavingmom.com
Sent On
Sat, Mar 20, 2021 02:37 PM
Email Preheader Text
Three important words Hi, {NAME}! “I’m scared, Mom.” I saw the text message on my pho
HTML
Three important words [image]( Hi, {NAME}! âIâm scared, Mom.â I saw the text message on my phone. It was last Tuesday night. We had just [said yes to opening our home to this sweet little boy]( and the DCS worker was on her way over to drop him off. I read the rest of the text from my child. They were sharing really honestly how they felt overwhelmed by how hard it might be to take on the task of caring for this tiny boy who had so many medical issues â Down syndrome, a feeding tube, cleft lip/cleft palate, many doctor's appointments and surgeries ahead. Four years ago, in my quest to make sure my kids made good choices and my reputation as a good parent stayed in tact, I would have shut down this childâs heartfelt words. I probably would have quickly typed out a long text about how they just needed to trust God and be brave. Now, hear me: yes, trusting God is a good thing. Learning to face fears is a good thing. But in this moment â when my child had bared their honest fears with me â they didnât need a sermon from me; they needed to know that they were heard and that I cared deeply about them. They needed my love, not a lecture. I picked up my phone and typed the truest words I knew to say to them, âIâm scared, too.â Because I was. The doorbell was about to ring and a little boy with all sorts of medical complexities â that I had zero experience with â would be there in the DCS workerâs arms. If I played out all of the unknowns of this yes, it felt overwhelming to me. And then I continued, âBut both Dad and I feel strongly that God has called us to say yes. So we are going to trust God to help us one day at a time. I donât know what five years from now holds, but Iâm not going to worry about that. Iâm just going to trust God for today. Can you do that with me?â We texted back and forth for a few more minutes and by the end of the conversation, I sensed the heaviness and fear had lifted for this child. They felt seen. They felt heard. They knew that they were not alone. And that we were in this together â trusting God together in spite of our fears. My kids donât need a perfect parent who can preach persuasive sermons. They need a mom who loves them, listens to them, and points them to Jesus. -Crystal P.S. You guys completely sold [ChristianBook.com out of their stock of Love-Centered Parenting](!! If you haven't purchased a copy yet, my publisher is offering a special deal right now where you can [get a copy for just $16.09 and shipping is free](!! This is [even better than the price on Amazon!]( [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Money Saving Mom, LLC 2020 Fieldstone Parkway, Ste. 900 #313 Franklin, Tennessee 37069 United States
EDM Keywords (77)
yes
would
worry
way
unknowns
typed
today
time
text
task
take
tact
syndrome
stock
spite
sorts
shut
shipping
sermon
sensed
scared
say
saw
ring
rest
reputation
read
quest
purchased
publisher
price
points
played
picked
phone
opening
offering
needed
need
moment
mom
minutes
might
loves
love
listens
lifted
lecture
know
knew
kids
home
holds
heaviness
heard
hear
hard
going
god
get
free
forth
fears
fear
end
drop
doorbell
dad
copy
conversation
continued
child
caring
brave
bared
arms
appointments
alone