Episode 85: Happy to Go, but Sad to Leave with Breanna Walsh
What You’ll Learn
The Transition from Being a Person to Being a Mom (03:30)
Becoming an Entrepreneur (13:03)
The Transition to Homeschooling (14:22)
Moving Constantly (17:57)
The Invisible Load of Motherhood (23:00)
Kids Growing Up and Leaving Home (29:35)
Tips and Tricks for Moving (31:40)
Learning the Skill of Resiliency (37:10)
Final Questions (38:06)
Where to Find Breanna Walsh (46:57)
Takeaways (47:10)
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich said, "Well-behaved women seldom make history", but this quotation doesn't mean what you think it means...
Thatcher, a historian, author, educator, and mother of 5 was dedicated to telling the quiet stories of ordinary people...and she won a Pulitzer Prize for it. Because, as she states, “it is in the very dailiness, the exhaustive, repetitious dailiness, that the real power lies… living has to be measured in doing.” and mommas...our lives are a very measure of doing, and doing, and doing.
We don't have to be aggressive, loud, and bold to change the world...there is power in our quiet contributions as mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters...and they rarely get attention or credit, because well-behaved women seldom make history....but that doesn't mean our contributions aren't valuable, necessary, beautiful, and worthy of being celebrated!
In our new series, "Just" a Mom, we are celebrating YOUR stories, the seemingly ordinary. Because no mom is 'just' a mom and we all have triumphs, struggles, challenges, and beauty to share. And frankly, other moms need to hear them.
Today we have Breanna Walsh, she's a homeschooling mom of 6, a wife of 20 years, and the owner of Tin Soldier Safety Latches. She's not only a child of God, but Britt's beautiful and wonderful sister!
You can find Breanna on Instagram here on Facebook here.
Takeaways (47:10)
Our lives are full of movements of growth and when we learn to navigate through them it strengthens us for the next time and makes us uniquely able to then help those around us.
Being a parent is hard, as women we are first called to share our bodies and emotions in pregnancy. There can even be a period of mourning we go through as we say goodbye to our old selves in each stage and step into our calling for something higher. We step into being sculpted into the person we want our children to be.
The first year of anything is really hard, so much growth happens there, but when we step up to our calling, through discernment, there is a great deal of strength, power, & growth that happens through your yes.
God has a plan for you that’s more than you could ever imagine, but it requires bravery and a step out in faith to say, I don’t know how to do that, but if this is what You are calling me to, I can learn and I’m willing grow into it.
The decisions we make for our families are seasonal and don’t have to be permanent. Don’t be afraid to assess each year based on the needs of YOU, your family, & your kids.
As mothers we experience transitions not only through our own challenges, but through the challenges of our children as well. Feeling the weight of your decisions and not only how they affect you, but how they may affect your children as well can be paralyzing. There are moments of deep doubt and wondering if change is the right decision, but the reality is that change happens even when we don’t choose it.
Everyone goes through change in their own unique way. As mothers, we can help our children through transition, and we can teach them to rely on God through it.
Every person carries an invisible load and to each individual it is the heaviest thing they’re carrying. In our darkest moments we must lean on God.
Moving always comes with a sense of loss. It’s okay to feel like you’re happy to go and sad to leave. They can both exist. Feel the feelings, and focus on the joy.
Step yourself up for success, when you move find your home (your church, schools, doctors), seek out your people and set up relationships before you need them, focus on your people and help them navigate (but don’t forget yourself).
Thank you so much for listening to the podcast today, it means SO much, and we are SO incredibly grateful!
