Guest Host-Poetess/Author Dominique M. Snedeker "Relax, He's Not Done Yet"
In Jeremiah 29:11, God promises that
His plans for us are good. Sometimes it doesn’t feel that way as we slog
through the mundane tasks of life or face painful circumstances. What I’ve
recently learned through exploring my own life while writing Motherhood: The
Crucible of Love is that He uses both the mundane and the crisis to shape
us into new and different and beautiful things.
Even though
He began creation with mud and breathe in Genesis, He is still actively forming
us: “For
we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do
the good things he planned for us long ago” (Ephesians 2:10 NLT). A masterpiece!
Do you hear that? We look at ourselves and find fault at every turn: too fat,
too lazy, too disorganized, not good enough, not fast enough, not nice enough.
But He sees us as the finished product which He purchased by the blood of Jesus.
He doesn’t
leave us in our sin to die, and thus sent Jesus. But He also doesn’t leave us
in our old habits and thought patterns, and thus sends the Holy Spirit. “For His divine power has bestowed on us [absolutely]
everything necessary for [a dynamic spiritual] life and godliness, through
true and personal knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and
excellence” (2 Pet 1:3 AMPC). When a
good future looks impossible, knowing that we have already been equipped
is very empowering.
But
circumstances can be heavy, painful, depressing things that seem to stall our good
future. I felt like I had ceased to do anything well or right as I struggled as
a new mom with two babies two years apart. But writing helped me see how He who had
begun a good work in me would be faithful to complete that work”
(Philippians 1:6 paraphrased NIV). And what’s true for me, is true for you! So
keep at it and find hope, because there is so, so, so much hope in the love of
the Father.
Back cover of Motherhood: The Crucible of Love:
Tagline: Becoming a mother—the breaking. Becoming the woman—a remaking.
Standing
at the mirror
Hair
askew and tank stretched and spotted
With who
knows what
I see
nothing but blurry lines
And eyes
I do not know.
The
shock startles me and I wonder:
Where
is the mother in the woman?
Where
is the woman in the mother?
The
question surprises me and I
Bump my
head as I stare
Into
unknown eyes, exploring
A woman
I’ve forgotten
Or
traded
For
those sleepers flopped
Like
puppies in bed.
The
woman before the breaking
Must
have been me.
I can’t
remember now
What
solitude and papercuts
Feel
like. But the paci on the sink
Warms my
heart—
Little
Eyes and fingers and toes
Flood my
body with warmth
And a
gummy smile with
One,
two, what eight? little teeth
Makes my
chest tight.
The
mother is here.
And
somewhere,
So is
the woman.
https://www.amazon.com/Motherhood-Crucible-Love-Dominique-Snedeker/dp/B09VWKJS55
About the Author
Dominique Snedeker is a United States Air Force Academy graduate
with a Bachelor’s of Science in English, Air Force veteran, military spouse,
and mom to a house full of boys. She currently lives with her husband and three
boys, twenty months, six, and eight years old in Minot, North Dakota.
Publishing is the culmination of a life-long dream and the
prophetic inspiration of her grandmother when Dominique was five, fifteen and
twenty-five: “Don’t worry. One day, Dominique, your book will come. You just
haven’t found it yet.” Grandma, I found it.
Dominique has multiple projects in the work and will soon finish a
book of poetry about mistakes, faith, and the peace-bringer. She
is also working on a poetry book about living in North Dakota, and collaborating
with artist Eileen Farao on a children’s picture book, Natasha and the
Truck. Keep track of her and other up-coming projects at www.dmsnedeker.com.
Website:
Motherhood: The Crucible of Love by Dominique M. Snedeker (goodreads.com)
Social Media:
www.linkedin.com/in/dmsnedeker/
https://www.tiktok.com/@dmsnedeker
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