Missional Motherhood

A couple quotes from the book I've been reading Missional Motherhood.

"Titus 2 is not about how Christian women need to be domestic goddesses; it’s about how Christian women point people to God through their home. That is what accords with sound doctrine—the gospel. Faithfulness in the practical matters of loving our husband and children and managing our homes honors the gospel and shows the world the beauty of the gospel. We don’t manage our home because our home is our hope. We manage our home because Christ is our hope."

" Being new-earthly minded corrects our Seasonal Obsessive Disorder. It corrects our nearsightedness and returns our vision to God’s mission to glorify his name in all the earth. You’ve probably heard of Seasonal Affective Disorder. It’s a common condition among people who live close to the north or the south poles, where daylight is dramatically limited during certain times of the year. Sometimes SAD affects people who live in regions of the world that experience overcast and rainy weather. The locals describe feeling gloomy enough to match the ever-present, dark clouds in the sky. Well, Seasonal Obsessive Disorder is just something I made up to remind myself of the hope I have in Christ. SOD is a condition in which you are preoccupied with finding a name for your temporary circumstances. You define them, obsessively compare your circumstances to others, and covet a season that God has not given to you. I seasonally suffer from SOD and self-medicate with things such as coffee, complaining, and daydreaming. When this is over, or this begins, or this changes, or we fix this—or whatever—then, I’ll be content. Last day of school. Never mind, first day of school! Does that sound familiar? The missional vision of our motherhood, with its sights set on the return of Christ, reminds us that we are all currently in the season of life. We are all in this season, from empty nesters to singles to widows to new moms to high school students and every other woman. It’s true of all of us. We get to live outside of the garden. We get to live."