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Laura

I was thinking the other day about how different next summer is going to be compared to this one. No more diapers! Party?

Anna

YAY for that! We can have a no-diapers party for ya!💃

Laura

Maybe I’ll even carry a purse again?

Anna

Amen, sister! You go girl! 👛

Laura

No more cribs or pack and plays to lug on vacation. No more, nodding in confusion at the two year old’s blur of words and sentences.

Anna

LOL! Now that my kids are 4 and up, it IS nice to know what they are trying to tell me!

Laura

Some of this makes me very sad, of course, but there is one thing I’m super pumped about: NO MORE SIPPY CUPS!! I cannot get rid of these things fast enough! If they don’t leak, rip, or fall apart mid-sip, they grow mold in all those tiny crevices 😷Gross!

Anna

Cheers to real cups! 🎉 And to not being sad (or feeling like you SHOULD be sad) about some of the good things about the next phase of motherhood.

Laura

You know, that’s a good point. When I sent Jesse to kindergarten last year, I was an emotional disaster. Part of me could not believe I was putting my biggest BABY on a bus for school. It seemed to mean that my days of little ones at home was coming to an end and I was so going to miss that. But, surprise–last year was great!

Anna

You know what, I’m tired of worrying about missing things! “Don’t blink, it’ll be over and you’ll miss this!” Which is true, I know already… but instead of just dwelling on what we’ll miss, why not celebrate a little what we WON’T miss?

Laura

Yes! And there are some great things about your kids growing up and becoming the people God created them to be. I want them to know that I will love them always, not just when they were babies. #thetruthaboutsummer #thetruthaboutsippycups #thetruthaboutkidsgrowing

Soaking in the Truth

Scripture to encourage you:

“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” (Jeremiah 29:11, NIV)

Readings and Resources to come alongside of you:

“Mamas, Please Quit Mourning Your Children Growing Up” by Elizabeth Spencer

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Laura

I have a love-hate relationship with my bathing suit.

Michelle

Ha, well I think most women would say “hear, hear” to that, me included. And especially after babies!👶 👶

Laura

Um yes, but I’ll be honest, I have always had these feeling toward my bathing suit… or my birthday suit as the case may be! Self-confidence has never been my strong suit! (Get it?!😜) But now I have 4 boys, and twins to boot. And my body is… um… different, to put it nicely, so all of my body image issues are at the top of the surface again.

Michelle

I hear ya. No one ever told me that once I had a baby my body would never look the same! 🙄

Well, it’s probably good no one mentioned it. 😏 And to complicate it, I have Diastasis Recti–you know, when your abs stick out and you look perpetually three months pregnant.

Laura

I do too! I don’t know what would have happened to me if I carried the twins to term! So how does this body image thing play out for you?

Michelle

Hmm, well it’s not a topic I talk about much but if I’m honest, I have struggled that my body doesn’t look like it used to before kids. And I hate to admit it, but I compare myself to those moms who look like pregnancies didn’t even affect them.😳

Laura

Well, I compare myself to you — tiny, beautiful lady who in my eyes looks wonderful in anything! Especially a bathing suit! It just goes to show me that I should not assume anything about what others are dealing with!

Michelle

You’re sweet but isn’t that the truth?! I don’t think it’s so much about what size we are but about how secure we are, ya know?!

Laura

Or where we find security because it isn’t in size or shape. God doesn’t care what the scale says!

Michelle

You’re right. And He doesn’t care if we have stretch marks or abs that don’t fit together anymore. He cares about our hearts.

And you know what else I think He cares about?

Laura

Do share!

Michelle

Making memories with our kids! And they certainly don’t care about our non-thigh gap. 🙃 All they care about is us being there with them.

Laura

So true! I need to remind myself of these things every time I look in the mirror… or at least every time I go to the pool! Because let’s face it: the boys NEED to go to to the pool! Plus when we go to the pool, naptime is AWESOME!!

Michelle

Well, that in and of itself is worth wearing a swimsuit!! 😜 #thetruthaboutsummer #thetruthaboutbathingsuits

Soaking in the Truth

Scripture to encourage you:

“Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7, NIV).

Music to inspire you:

“Beautiful” by MercyMe

Readings and Resources to come alongside of you:

“God isn’t the one who puts a premium on appearance. We are. Height. Weight. Hair color. Clothing style. We’re addicted to beauty, drawn to beautiful things like moths to a light. Our mistake isn’t in the appreciation of beauty; it’s in the assumption that beauty equals worth. And that beauty equals love.

“God says we couldn’t be more wrong….

“Only God has perfect vision, seeing beyond the false exterior to the authentic heart. And when He looks at you, He sees an unmatched creation, someone He loves enough to dies for.” by Michele Cushatt, “I Am: A 60-Day Journey to Knowing Who You Are Because of Who He Is.” (www.MicheleCushatt.com)

Moms, Put on That Swimsuit by Jessica Turner
Dear Moms: This is Why You’re Gonna Put on That Swimsuit by Heather Creekmore

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