I wrote a manuscript several years ago and have been working up the guts to publish it ever since. I finally did. It's called The Five-Minute Time In and tells you more than you'd ever want to know about a rough parenting season in my life and how I got through it.
At that point, I wanted to be "anywhere but here" with regard to my five children. I felt stuck and didn't really know why or how to get un-stuck. It was a lonely, frustrating, sad part of my life. Until I embarked upon, and experienced multiple implementations of, a five-minute time IN. That action literally changed everything for me over a short period of time.
As far as parenting struggles go: It's not something a lot of people talk about, especially for moms. And I recognize (boy, do I recognize) that we're all different, and such a season might not be part of your journey or that of anyone you know. But it also might be. It's hard to tell from the outside. No one really knew with me. So I share this account with the intent to give hope or help.
The kindle AND paperback versions are now available: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1691485195/ . Or, if you don't want to purchase, you could request that your local library acquire a copy. If you need this message, even if just to feel like you're not alone in this journey we call motherhood, I hope you find a way to read it.
BrittneyPS-This cover photo is a candid of one of my daughters and me, a year or two after Time In. It was taken by the very talented Savannah Merrill, @smerrillphotography and is one of my favorites in life.
