When We Need the Wisdom of Solomon in the Darkest of Days

by Stacey Thacker | Jul 15, 2015 | Connect, Encourage, Motherhood | 2 comments

You might have noticed I’m not much for speaking a controversial word. I weigh my words carefully. I hold this place as sacred as I can. I know you come here to be encouraged. To grow in your faith. To connect. I don’t want to overwhelm you with sensational topics you...

The One Thing You Need To Know When The World Rages And Quakes

by Stacey Thacker | Apr 28, 2015 | Encourage, Hope for the Weary Mom, Parenting | 1 comment

I found myself making the best of a chair beside her hospital bed in the wee small hours of Friday morning. She was sleeping. I was wrestling in a pit of despair. It felt like I was drowning without water. There were no eloquent words. No verses that rose up from the...

For When You Feel You've Lost Your Song in The Valley of Bitterness

by Stacey Thacker | Mar 30, 2015 | Connect, Encourage, Grace, grief | 4 comments

“They asked me to sing for his funeral and I could not. No way. The song was nowhere to be found. It is virtually impossible to sing when you are weeping. Do you know your throat actually closes up and you can’t sing? It is true. But when I came back home and...

Everything You Need

by Stacey Thacker | Mar 14, 2015 | Connect, Encourage, Hope for the Weary Mom, Parenting

I think the job I feel most ill-equipped to perform is my role as mom to four girls. There is not one day that goes by where I think, “I’ve got this. I am totally rocking this mom thing.” Instead I feel my gaps intensely and it makes me want to hide...

The Only Way We are Going to Make it As Moms

by Stacey Thacker | Mar 6, 2015 | Encourage, Hope for the Weary Mom, Uncategorized | 1 comment

Do you know what God says about you? Do you believe it? I know from time to time I need a reminder. OK, lately I need a ton of reminders. I thought starting next week we would walk through five simple truths that can greatly impact how we live when we are making our...

The One Book I Want You to Read More than Mine

by Stacey Thacker | Feb 16, 2015 | Encourage, Hope for the Weary Mom, Motherhood, Parenting, podcast

I recorded a podcast the day Hope for the Weary Mom came out with Brooke and our good friend Kat. At the end of the podcast, Kat asked a question: What is one thing a mom could do right now to fight weariness and find hope? My answer (in a nutshell was this):...