Hey Mom who may not use the word peace to define family life…

The first word that comes to my mind when thinking about the momlife is definitely not peace. Maybe chaos is a better word to describe momming. I was a bit surprised. I now know, it's okay. It's a fact of life with children and with family life. 

On this episode of MomVision, I’m introducing you to my three co-authors on our recently released book Unshakable Peace in an Unsteady World. 

Through this interview, we’re going to share some peace nuggets learned from life.

Meet the Authors

Jess Carey

I live in Phoenix, with my husband of 16 years and two almost teenagers. The message I feel God often presses into my spirit is to encourage moms to realize their dreams and hopes are not put on hold in lieu of their children's. I'm about a sacrificial life for your kids for sure, but not at the expense of God's plans and purposes for your life. 

Michele Wilber

I live in California with my husband and I have one son who's 12. I'm a former foster parent. I'm truly passionate about seeing moms use their giftings exactly where they are. Trying to be the best schoolroom mom, sports mom, everything mom, causes a lot of stress. As we use our giftings and find comfort in doing that, we will have more peaceful homes. When I am not peaceful or things don’t go the way I’ve planned, that sets the tone for the rest of the house.

Jodi Kinasewitz

I live in Ohio, with my husband of 21 years, Matt. We have four kids. Our oldest is a freshman at the University of Tennessee, our son is a junior in high school, another daughter is a freshman, and another daughter is in seventh grade. I am a teacher. I did special education for 21 years and now am anelementary reading specialist. I'm a certified Christian-inspired yoga teacher. My message is the importance of moms keeping their mental health front of mind. I believe in sacrificing for our kids, but not white knuckling, controlling, managing the perfect schedule, the perfect birthday party, the guilt of being a working mom and not being able to do as much as I had hoped for my kids. All of that built up. I went through a difficult season of anxiety and depression. My message is God first, then family, and everything else will fall into place. And if things aren't in place, that's okay. Life will go on.

Elise Daly Parker

I've been married for 37 years to Chris Parker. We have four adult children. Lauren is 44, married with two our two grandbabies. Farrell is 33. Catie is 32 and married. And Amelia is 27. Grown and flown, they’re all over the place. I thought it was a lot simpler than it was to raise humans. I wasn't as good as it as I imagined. I tried to do it all. Of course, I failed, because we all know you can't do it all. I was the Yes mom. I'm also a MOPS mentor mom. My mission is called MomVision - savoring and not just surviving motherhood. When you get too busy, saying yes to things you’re not good at to please others, you end up scurrying and just trying to make it from one end of the day to the next. That is no way to live. 

So what is something that has really shaken your peace? 

Connect with us

Jess Carey – JessicaCary.co, @Jess_CareyAZ

Michele L Wilbert – MicheleLWilbert.com (coming soon), @MicheleLWilbert

Jodi Kinasewitz - @Jkinasewitz, Website coming soon

Elise Daly Parker – Elise Daly Parker, @EliseDalyParker