WEBVTT 00:02.136 --> 00:07.879 [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. 00:08.579 --> 00:10.520 [SPEAKER_00]: Calm mornings and choreographed evenings. 00:11.081 --> 00:14.422 [SPEAKER_00]: Deep faith conversations at the dinner table where nobody spills or cries. 00:15.003 --> 00:16.043 [SPEAKER_00]: And listen, that sounds lovely. 00:16.583 --> 00:18.725 [SPEAKER_00]: It also sounds nothing like my house a lot of days. 00:19.685 --> 00:22.246 [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Scarlett Hiltabidal, and this is part in the mess. 00:22.826 --> 00:28.228 [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. 00:28.948 --> 00:30.749 [SPEAKER_00]: So let me start with what we're not going to do here. 00:31.309 --> 00:34.250 [SPEAKER_00]: We're not going to hand you a five step system, or even a four step one. 00:34.810 --> 00:41.473 [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. 00:42.053 --> 00:44.795 [SPEAKER_00]: because my goodness, I don't think any of us need a longer to do list. 00:45.535 --> 00:50.458 [SPEAKER_00]: What we need is clarity about what actually matters, and we need the freedom to let some other things go. 00:51.259 --> 00:52.820 [SPEAKER_00]: So here's how this is going to work. 00:53.460 --> 00:55.502 [SPEAKER_00]: Every week we'll take one real parenting mess. 00:55.902 --> 00:58.704 [SPEAKER_00]: The morning meltdowns, the discipline guilt, the sibling fights. 00:59.184 --> 01:04.488 [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. 01:05.268 --> 01:07.409 [SPEAKER_00]: We're going to hold the good news of the gospel up to it. 01:07.850 --> 01:12.553 [SPEAKER_00]: We're going to name what's actually going on underneath and try to move forward in the joy of Jesus. 01:13.033 --> 01:14.634 [SPEAKER_00]: One small, faithful step at a time. 01:15.575 --> 01:21.999 [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. 01:22.679 --> 01:31.185 [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. 01:32.005 --> 01:35.368 [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to Part in the Mess, new episodes drop every Thursday. 01:35.828 --> 01:37.950 [SPEAKER_00]: All of the show wherever you listen, and I'll see you there!