Multifaceted moms

Religion | Author Carla Barnhill says the church would serve mothers better by first treating them as children of God | Lauren Winner

Carla Barnhill's morning started in the middle of the night. Five months pregnant with her third child, Mrs. Barnhill was up and down from 2 o'clock on with the normal aches and discomforts and bladder needs of pregnant moms. At 6 a.m. her 3-year-old son Isaac climbed into bed with her; he wanted her to get up so they could play with his train set. By 7:15, daughter Emily was off to school, husband Jimmy was off to work, and she had 12 long hours of mom-time in front of her.

Moms can imagine how her day went. Play-doh; errand du jour to Target; there were snacks to be fixed, time-outs to be enforced, stories to be read. Not to mention the breakfast dishes. Not to mention that she might like to shower. Not to mention that she works as an editor part-time from home. Often that editing happens after 8 p.m., when the children are in bed, and she prays for a second (or third, or fourth) wind.

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