God wants us to live in the light
Lord, help me choose love
Welcome to the Mothering Spirit newsletter! Each Saturday morning, you’ll receive a round-up of the week’s posts—perfect for your weekend reading.
This week on Mothering Spirit
Gina Dadaglo shares how antidepressants deepened her relationship with God and her joy as a mother: “Taking medication for my mental health has been one of the holiest experiences of my life.”
Kimberly Iglesia prays in Spanish and English for the strength to choose love: “When I’m angry, when I’m struggling with my mental health, help me choose love.”
In Friday’s resource round-up, we asked readers: Where have you found God in surprising places (even your struggles) as a parent?
Share your answers here.
Pray with us this week
Here’s your last chance to join our virtual retreat this Friday-Sunday (Nov. 4-6)!
Sing A New Song: A Birth Story Retreat invites you to pray through your birth story in the light of faith. Led by Laura Kelly Fanucci, the retreat will dive into Scripture from the Psalms to the Gospels to help you pray about birth in new ways.
Through live sessions on Zoom, optional small groups, and the companion e-book full of Scripture, prayers, and resources to help you reflect on your experiences of birth, you’ll get the chance to bring these sacred stories to God.
Learn more here & check out our FAQs. Sliding scale fees & scholarships are available. If you can’t join us live next weekend, you can always watch the recorded sessions later to make the retreat on your own time.
Huge thanks to Shannon K. Evans & her Patreon supporters for sponsoring 4 scholarships for this retreat! This kind of mutual support is life-changing for the mothers who long for this time of prayer and reflection.
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A final word for reflection
“It was easy to love God in all that was beautiful. The lessons of deeper knowledge, though, instructed me to embrace God in all things.”
—St. Francis of Assisi, translated by Daniel Ladinsky, Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West
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