Jess Connell

growing heavenward, by grace

Menu
  • Home
  • About
  • Start Here
  • All The Posts
  • My Favorite Things
  • Get My Book
Menu

Are Unrealistic Expectations Ruining Your Holidays?

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Jess Connell

Are Unrealistic Expectations RUINING Your Holidays // jessconnell.comMoms, on today– Mother’s Day– let’s purpose to be thankful for whatever we are given, however small.

Frankly, any holiday can set us up to have unrealistic expectations. Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries… younger women are now even told to expect a “push present” for having birthed a baby. Again and again, we women are primed by our culture to expect huge things.

The people around us are bound to crumble, repeatedly, under the weight of such monumental expectations.

No one can live up to them.

Instead, let reality be your expectation.

Turn off Facebook and Instagram if need be, but do not let this day be ruined by jealousy, bitterness & ingratitude. We can choose to be thankful for what we have (which necessarily implies that there are things we *don’t* have, that we must choose not to dwell on or allow to embitter us). Perfect holidays are the stuff of movies & greeting cards. Most of us live w/ imperfect people, imperfectly celebrating.

Let’s be grateful, right here in the imperfect.

Category: Grow as a Woman, Grow as Mom, Grow as Wife

3 thoughts on “Are Unrealistic Expectations Ruining Your Holidays?”

  1. Bethany says:
    May 11, 2014 at 4:25 pm

    Yep. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Mary says:
    May 12, 2014 at 9:31 am

    Yay!!! I couldn’t agree more, and I tried to remind Moms of this yesterday on Facebook. Aren’t we all such sinners, that a nice day for Mom’s to get appreciated can so quickly get turned into a grouchy day if something doesn’t go just right? Great post 🙂

    Reply
  3. Stephanie says:
    May 5, 2016 at 4:48 pm

    A great reminder! Its easy to caught up in what others get rather than focus on my own blessings.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

  • Looking For Spiritual Life in Our Kids
  • 25 Ways Camping is Like Being Mom of a Lot of Little Kids
  • The “SHOULDS” & the Limitations of Now
  • Spiritual Abuse: Grow More Discerning and Be Less Manipulable
  • USING THOSE MUSCLES AGAIN

Recent Comments

  1. Looking For Spiritual Life in Our Kids - Jess Connell on Your Hope is NOT in Your Perfection
  2. Looking For Spiritual Life in Our Kids - Jess Connell on Christian Fasting, for Moms
  3. Looking For Spiritual Life in Our Kids - Jess Connell on Spiritual Abuse: Grow More Discerning and Be Less Manipulable
  4. Jess Connell on The “SHOULDS” & the Limitations of Now
  5. Susan Benson on Christian Fasting, for Moms
© 2023 Jess Connell | Powered by Minimalist Blog WordPress Theme