When suffering keeps us from investing in our families the way we’d hoped, we take comfort that God can use it to point our children to him as their ultimate caregiver.

In times of turbulence, we can comfort our kids by our preparations, our prayers and trust in God’s sovereignty, our presence, and our songs over them.

Instead of trying to control every outcome for our family, we can depend daily on the One who alone produces the fruitfulness we long for.

Scripture memorization helps us reroute runaway thoughts and refresh our hearts with God’s power over our sin and struggles.

When we feel buried by failure—whether struggles with sin or inability to live up to our own or others’ expectations—we can run to Jesus in prayer, casting our burdens before him.

When fears and worries surround us, we can grow in having God’s truth at the ready.

Even though our post-fall encounters with nature can include dangerous, fearful realities, we still can marvel at the God who reveals himself through it and continues to uphold all creation.

When fears overwhelm us as moms, we take comfort in the Good Shepherd who draws near to care for us in our weakness.

When anxious thoughts multiply, we can take comfort in the hope of the gospel and Christ’s promises to redeem us from all the brokenness and suffering of the fall.

When waves of nostalgia hit, the gospel reminds us to hold the past both gratefully and realistically—and to fix our eyes on the hope yet to come.

In the darkness of depression, our Savior—the “dawn from on high”—stands ready to minister his light and life to our weary souls.

When we find roots of performance-based identity and idolatry in our hearts (or our children’s), we can turn in faith to the only One who did meet the mark—Jesus.