What Makes My Kids Cry Today

By Lizzie @ What Makes My Kid Cry Today

Real Life. Real Laughs. Real Jesus.

Maybe this week you tried really hard.

You tried to be patient.

Tried to keep the peace.

Tried to stay calm, stay kind, stay on top of the endless list that motherhood throws at you.

But no matter how hard you tried, you still felt like you weren’t enough.

You snapped.

You cried.

You forgot the field trip form.

You served dinner in the form of cereal. Again.

And now here you are—Sunday morning, heart heavy, wondering if you measured up this week.

Friend, hear this:

You don’t have to hustle for grace.

🕊️ Grace Isn’t Earned—It’s Given

God’s love for you is not based on your productivity.

It’s not based on how calm you stayed or how well your kids behaved.

It’s not based on clean floors or balanced meals or perfect bedtimes.

It’s based on Jesus.

And He already did all the work.

📖 Sunday Scripture:

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.”

— Ephesians 2:8

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

— 2 Corinthians 12:9

💭 Reflection

You don’t have to perform for God.

You don’t have to be a “good Christian mom” to be fully loved.

You just have to come—messy, tired, honest.

With your hands open and your heart humbled.

Because grace meets you where you are, not where you wish you were.

🙏 A Sunday Prayer for the Worn-Out Mama:

Lord,

I’ve been trying so hard.

But I’m tired. And I fall short.

Remind me that Your grace is not something I earn—it’s something I receive.

Let me rest today, knowing that I am loved because of who You are,

not what I get right.

Amen.

💬 Final Word for Your Sunday

If the week felt too heavy…

If the house is still a mess…

If your soul is craving quiet but your life is loud—

Pause. Breathe. Rest.

Because grace is not given to the polished and perfect—

It’s poured out for the worn, the weary, the in-progress.

And that means it’s for you.