Gloria Furhman, writing at Desiring God, has a word of encouragement for stay at home moms and an exhortation for their husbands. She writes,
The harrowing, inner chaos in the soul of a SAHM can drive a woman to
do things she never wanted to do. A woman driven by inner chaos will do
things like give her children the silent treatment, manipulate her
friends, get an ulcer over the budget, or belittle her husband’s hard
work.
The manageable outer chaos is aggravated by the inner chaos in our
soul. Outer chaos all of a sudden becomes unmanageable. Competent,
confident homemakers lose their nerves of steel. Even though it’s “just”
a hiccup in the schedule, or a setback with a child’s discipline, or a
burned piece of garlic bread, it becomes so much bigger in our hearts.
Then the elusive “peace like a river” is more like a category five
hurricane of anxiety, bitterness, discouragement, or discontent.
Husbands, when you can, please step into the outer chaos and help
your wife put out a few fires. Then, when the smoke has cleared (or even
as it is still lingering), let the Spirit lead you to step into her
inner chaos as well.
Read the rest here.
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