I'm a SAHM of 4. It has taken a long time to feel identified as a mom. I think I have always identified more with the kids of the moms I meet than I do with the moms. I am becoming more comfortable in my own *mommy* skin, though.

I don't agree with much of what I feel people in Christian circles assume I am supposed to agree with (obedience is priority, the wife submits to the husband with no mention of his submission to her, etc.) As my girls are getting older and talking more, they are reflecting what I reflect to them - and I am seeing the fruit of *my* understanding. And I am feeling less like I need to defend myself (mostly to myself) and more like I'm on the right track and by the grace of God, I'll continue to grow in him and that will reflect through my children and marriage.

I have a heart for young women - single women and now young moms. Those who are coming into their own - asking questions, seeking God, needing someone to fan their flames and share our own experiences.

I have a heart for relationships - to work as God designed...with compassion and integrity and honesty and vulnerability and truth.

And I have a heart for the children...to know the God who loves them and to find their security and identity in him.