This Mom Knows
This Mom Knows
Jenn Uren
Claire McGarry on The Tension Between Doing and Being
30 minutes Posted Aug 16, 2022 at 5:00 am.
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"Do more for your family" and "Be present in the moment" are conflicting messages that moms hear everyday. You may have heard it described as being a Mary or a Martha.

Claire McGarry felt that tension and began to look deeper at that Bible story about those famous sisters. Along the way she discovered a gift from that story.

In this episode Claire shares her G-I-F-T method where we

G-Gauge what our stress is

I-Invite it in
F-Filter through it with God's loving eyes
T-Transform it into grace at the feet of Jesus

Meet our Guest Claire:

Connect with me and let me hear your thoughts:

Website - http://www.thismomknows.com

FB - www.facebook.com/thismomknows
IG - www.instagram.com/thismomknowspodcast

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Resources mentioned:

 

You can go even deeper in the book she has written called Grace in Tension: Discover Peace with Martha and Mary.

Some themes you'll hear in this episode are:

  • we need both doing and being, and
  • right action with the wrong intention, or wrong action with right intention will leave us feeling unbalanced
  • In doing or being, Jesus can help us realign and choose the best

Claire's favorite gadget is her DustBuster!

Link to transcript: https://www.thismomknows.com/blog/episode-62 

Connect with Claire:

Website: https://shiftingmyperspective.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clairedignanmcgarry

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clairemcgarrywrites

About This Mom Knows

Moms know a lot of things, and when we start talking, ideas form, energy builds, and we take action. This Mom Knows is a place for moms to mompreneurs to find encouragement, connection, and maybe even collaboration but most importantly community with moms who know.  So, grab a cup of coffee, maybe a paper and pencil to jot down an idea or two, and let's discover what This Mom Knows.