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Mom Win Wednesday: Meghan Weyerbacher

11 / 29 / 1711 / 29 / 17

Michelle
Michelle

Today we are excited to welcome Meghan Weyerbacher to our Texting The Truth community.

Michelle
Meghan

Hi! This is a selfie I took with my kids right before we headed out to their school to attend the fall festivities. This was a brave thing for my son and me. We are more introverted and he gets a tad overwhelmed in crowded areas with noise, but over the past few months we have been getting out of our comfort zones and reaping the benefits. In this photo we were celebrating our bravery and wound up having a blast!

Michelle
Michelle

I love that you are modeling for him what it looks like to be brave and trust God to provide in the midst of the uncomfortable thing. So cool!

Do you wear any other hats in addition to your [big, gigantic, hugely significant] Mom Hat?  

Michelle
Meghan

I am a productivity coach for creatives who deal with overwhelm. I am wife and sidekick to an awesome trucker. I write on my blog   and I’m on Facebook , Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.

Michelle
Michelle

Wow, a productivity coach! I want to hear more about that! Tell us about your kiddos!

Michelle
Meghan

My oldest, Matthew, is almost 12. He is a creative innovator, constantly designing and building. His brain is always running full speed. His problem solving skills are out of this world. He will share deep truths that make my mama eyes well up with tears. My middle child, Launa, is almost 10. She is a helper at heart and has leadership qualities that we hope to see blossom over time. She volunteers at the nursing home, plays basketball, and also loves to sing. My youngest, Taylor, is almost 6. She is a free-spirited creative. She loves to use her imagination to play and loves to sing and dance. She loves to help me in the kitchen!

Michelle
Michelle

They sound so sweet and fun. I know it may not always feel so victorious all of the time, but it sounds like you’ve invested a lot of time, energy and prayer into who they are. ?So tell us – what is a recent mom win you experienced that took time and perseverance to accomplish?

Michelle
Meghan

Just this school year we transitioned from home school to public school. It was a big thing for me to learn to let go in this area where for so long I had “control.” We heard God lead us this way, and it took about a year before the door actually opened and we walked through. But doing it afraid has showed us how awesome God’s plans can be. He has showed up in every detail, and through this experience our faith has shot through the roof. Even the kids see God working in it all, which is louder than any preached sermon. It is still not our comfort zone, but we now see why it was so necessary for our family’s growth!

Michelle
Michelle

I love that you said, “doing it afraid.” I talk to my girls about the truth that we can be afraid but still brave, and you are living that out. I bet there have been so many lessons in your life as a mom and in watching your kids navigate this journey!

What is a mom win that you would text your best friend?

Michelle
Meghan

Just spent all day around other humans! (Confessions of an introvert) Aren’t you proud of me?!?!?!

Michelle
Michelle

Hahaha. And all of the introverts said AMEN. ??

What are you learning as a mom right now?

Michelle
Meghan

The hardest things we face, our greatest weaknesses — can wind up becoming our greatest testimonies. Getting out and applying for jobs while my kids are in school, writing without holding back everything in fear, getting out of my four walls more often — used to scare the liver out of me. I am learning the more you face the fear, the less grip it has on you. You can be stretched and molded for God’s glory!

Michelle
Michelle

I can really tell that you are learning this because it’s all over your writing and I love it! Thank you for sharing your heart and encouraging all of us to take a few more steps outside of our comfort zone in order to face our fears and trust God in the process. ?

Michelle

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Fighting Fear with Faith

12 / 30 / 1611 / 29 / 17

Michelle
Michelle

So… I just found out my friend, who is my same age and has a one-year-old baby, has cancer. ?

Michelle
Laura
Laura

Oh, Michelle, I’m so sorry to hear this.  This must really hit home for you in a way that not everyone can understand.  Are you doing ok?

Laura
Michelle
Michelle

It’s definitely causing me to freak out internally because of my cancer history.  I’m such a feeler and I’m feeling horribly for what she is going to have to go through because I know that road well.  ?

Michelle
Ashley
Ashley

That’s totally understandable. I think it’s so hard not to internalize these things.  As a mother the thought of sickness, whether it’s us or our kids is a nightmare.

Ashley
Michelle
Michelle

Yeah, agreed. If I’m not careful of keeping my thoughts in check, I can begin reading into every ache and pain of mine and worrying about every symptom my kids have. Hearing stories like this kick up my fears about what could happen and sometimes it can be so hard to trust God with our own lives and babies in the midst of all this heaviness!

Michelle
Ashley
Ashley

I hear ya. I found that Facebook was causing my fear and anxiety to skyrocket.  Everyday there is a new Go FundMe page or story of a child battling cancer, or a spouse who is now raising kids solo.  It hurts my heart to see these, but I also realized I was carrying their stories around in an unhealthy way.  I know so many people personally going through things that I can’t also take on the hurts of complete strangers. It’s something I can do to guard my heart.

Ashley
Michelle
Michelle

I agree.  I’m struggling with trying to remember that her story is not mine and as sad as I am, acting like it’s mine isn’t healthy for me …even if I feel a ton of empathy and compassion for what she’s going through. (That’s taken a good amount of counseling and prayer to be able to realize that!)

Michelle
Laura
Laura

It can be so hard to keep your mind steadied on the One who has a plan for you and for your littles. Maybe you don’t want to go here, but you are in a unique position to encourage your friend.  You are familiar with her fear.  You are familiar with choices she will have to make about her care.  You know better than most how much this sucks.  You know the questions she will ask God.  The anger.  You know because you’ve walked a similar road.  Not identical, but similar.  Keeping and finding healthy boundaries for your thinking: key! But don’t be afraid to reach out to her with a prayer or a card and let her know you know these things.

Laura
Ashley
Ashley

That’s such a good idea, Laura!  The Lord definitely doesn’t give us a spirit of fear,  It even says that in the Bible. But God does give us special empathy and compassion for those around us who are suffering.  I think we have to pray that we can supernaturally have the heart for people without the fear.  Man, is it hard!  

Ashley
Michelle
Michelle

I think that’s just it. Writing this out with you helped me see a really important truth: I can use the energy that in the past has freaked me out, and ask God to turn it into courage–courage for myself and to give to others. That totally reminds me of my friend’s new book, Fear Fighting. Her subtitle says, “awakening courage to overcome our fears.” That’s what I want God to do in my heart – to grow bravery in me so that I can look at these fears in the face and fight them with truth. I wish it was as easy to do this as it is to write these words but I guess that’s where prayer and faith come in.

Michelle
Laura
Laura

Yes!  Nothing about this situation will be easy! You’ll have to acknowledge the fear for what it is, but then fight the fear with the courage that you get from God. And in the wisdom of Star Wars, may His force be with you, Princess Leia…I mean, Princess Michelle. ?

Laura
Michelle
Michelle

Ha, love it. That’s actually quite fitting because during my chemo treatments my hubby used to call me Princess Warrior. ?  ⚔️ I’ve learned with God at our side, we are much, much stronger than we ever imagined.?

Michelle

 

Soaking in the Truth

Scripture to encourage you:

    • “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” Psalm 56:3
    • “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?…Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” Matthew 6:25,34  (All of the verses in between are great too!)
    • “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” 2 Corinthians 1:3,4
    • “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”  2 Timothy 1:7
    • “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5
    • “Fear not; stand still (firm, confident, undismayed) and see the salvation of the Lord which He will work for you today…The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest.” Exodus 14:14, Amplified Bible

Music to inspire you:

    • Sparrows by Jason Gray  
    • You Make me Brave by Bethel Music 
    • You are For Me by Kari Jobe 
    • Cast My Cares by Tim Timmons
    • When I am Afraid by Steve Green – (this is featured on our Treasured Products page too. It is cheesy but my girls love the cd and dvd.)

Readings to come alongside of you:

    • Caring Through Cancer from Insight For Girls Blog 
    • Fear Fighting: Awakening Courage to Overcome Your Fears by Kelly Balarie 
    • Becoming a Princess Warrior from Insight For Girls Blog 
    • “What does a warrior princess look like? Think Joan of Arc. Think Mother Teresa. Think Esther. Think Mary of Bethany. Think Arwen. Think Eowyn. Think Deborah. Think Mary, Jesus’ mother. Women who [are] wise, cunning, strong, beautiful, courageous, victorious, and very present.” – Stasi Eldredge in Captivating (featured on our Treasured Products page)
    • “As painful as the process may be, that which shatters our superficiality also shatters the fetters of our fragility and frees us to walk with dignity and might to our destinies. We are not the fragile flowers we’ve considered ourselves to be. We, like Esther, are the warrior princesses of God” -Beth Moore in Esther: It’s Tough Being a Woman
    • “Courage comes from a heart convinced it is loved.” -Beth Moore  in Esther: It’s Tough Being a Woman

 


 

Living Out the Truth

 

Ideas to try:

I wrote a series of three blog posts about the subject of fear and what to do about it on my personal blog. Rather than rewriting the strategies, I’d love to direct you to them. They are based off of the book, Brave Mom: Facing and Overcoming Your Real Mom Fears by Sherry Surratt. 

  • Becoming a Brave Mom: Let It Out Let It Go from Insight for Girls Blog 
  • Becoming a Brave Mom: Face the Fear from Insight for Girls Blog 
  • Becoming a Brave Mom: Attack Anxiety from Insight for Girls Blog  – This post has the most practical strategies if that’s what you’re looking for.

{These suggestions are ideas from novice moms. Sometimes our life situations need more. In that case, seeking out professional help is the right call.}

 

 

 

 

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