Week Four Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Sally Clarkson

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Sippy cup refill requests. Another load of laundry to fold. A sibling dispute.</p> <p>Ever feel like you are reacting to life? Life is coming <em>at </em>you and you respond.</p> <p>There have been many times in my mothering where instead of joy & hope I feel beat down and unfulfilled.</p> <p>One woman who has whispered beauty and calm into those dark places, is today’s podcast guest, <a href= "http://sallyclarkson.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Sally Clarkson</a>.</p> <p>She told me motherhood can be more than just doing the dishes. It is an important job, guiding souls through discipleship and love. She taught me that my hard-to-handle boy may need me to <a href= "https://dontmomalone.com/2012/02/06/inside-out-approach-to-our-challenging-child/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">sympathize </a>more than instruct. She agreed boys may be a little wild. . .but showed me they can be civil & <a href= "https://dontmomalone.com/2013/05/09/tea-time-for-boys-a-tribute-to-my-mom-mentors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">sip tea</a>.</p> <p>When I was coming out of a time of “not feeling like myself” Sally showed me how to <a href= "https://dontmomalone.com/2012/10/31/owning-my-life-allume-lesson-1/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">own my life</a>. To drop the negative thoughts which held me back. To consider what I wanted my days to look like and then make them happen.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote --></p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"> <p>He is the living, vibrant not-to-be-contained God. The more I would ponder God and engage with him in my own heart, the more my kids were drawing from me all the excellencies and realities of God. When we are passionate and filled with the Holy Spirit, our children will be exposed to the living God.</p> </blockquote> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans',