"Nobody cares about this. I think this is more for you than for us." Those words from a child cracked something open… because a lot of what we do as mothers, well-meaning and genuinely loving, is actually more for us than for them. And most of the time we don't even realize it.In this episode, we're exploring how we parent from ourselves: our history, memories, wounds, and wishes. Some of us give our children everything we didn't have, pouring out what we were starving for. Some parent the way we were parented because it's what we know. But love filtered through our own story isn't the same as love shaped by who they actually are. Proverbs 22:6 says "train up a child in the way he should go" meaning his way, the direction native to who God made them to be.We'll sit with Psalm 139:13-16's reminder that God knit them together, saw them before anyone else did, and knows their wiring, gifting, and calling. We'll discover that parenting them the way they should go requires fresh manna daily, new mercies every morning from the One who knows them fully. You'll learn to pray specifically about each child, ask whose needs you're really meeting, and gather what you need for today before the day starts.Motherhood is kingdom work and God hasn't left you to do it alone.Scripture: Proverbs 22:6, Psalm 139:13-16, Esther 4:14, Exodus 16:4, Lamentations 3:22-23Follow along on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and YouTube @TheRestoredOrchard and visit http://www.therestoredorchard.org for more resources.