[SPEAKER_00]: Okay, so somewhere along the way, a lot of us started believing that good Christian moms are supposed to have it all together.
[SPEAKER_00]: Calm mornings and choreographed evenings.
[SPEAKER_00]: Deep faith conversations at the dinner table where nobody spills or cries.
[SPEAKER_00]: And listen, that sounds lovely.
[SPEAKER_00]: It also sounds nothing like my house a lot of days.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm Scarlett Hiltabidal, and this is part in the mess.
[SPEAKER_00]: A podcast for Christian moms who love Jesus, love their kids, and still feel like they're behind a lot of the time.
[SPEAKER_00]: So let me start with what we're not going to do here.
[SPEAKER_00]: We're not going to hand you a five step system, or even a four step one.
[SPEAKER_00]: We're not going to tell you that if you just woke up earlier, journal harder, meal planned better, or downloaded one more app, you'd finally get your life together.
[SPEAKER_00]: because my goodness, I don't think any of us need a longer to do list.
[SPEAKER_00]: What we need is clarity about what actually matters, and we need the freedom to let some other things go.
[SPEAKER_00]: So here's how this is going to work.
[SPEAKER_00]: Every week we'll take one real parenting mess.
[SPEAKER_00]: The morning meltdowns, the discipline guilt, the sibling fights.
[SPEAKER_00]: The worry about raising kind kids in a world that doesn't feel kind, and we're going to sit with it for a minute.
[SPEAKER_00]: We're going to hold the good news of the gospel up to it.
[SPEAKER_00]: We're going to name what's actually going on underneath and try to move forward in the joy of Jesus.
[SPEAKER_00]: One small, faithful step at a time.
[SPEAKER_00]: Sometimes I'll be solo, sometimes I'll bring in a friend who's walking the same road, but always we're going to keep it hopeful and real.
[SPEAKER_00]: So, if you're tired, overwhelmed, or tired of pretending you're not those things, pull up a chair, you're not alone, and you don't have to have it all figured out.
[SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to Part in the Mess, new episodes drop every Thursday.
[SPEAKER_00]: All of the show wherever you listen, and I'll see you there!