A Five Minute Reset | Grace-Filled Mom Podcast | Episode 2

If motherhood has you feeling stretched thin, exhausted, or unsure if you’re doing enough, this episode is for you. Today we’re talking about the quiet pressure moms feel to stay strong for everyone—while holding a thousand unspoken worries inside.

In this episode, I’m sharing grace-filled encouragement and practical reminders to help you breathe deeper, let go of perfection, and trust God with the pieces you can’t carry alone. Whether you’re juggling schedules, emotions, expectations, or just trying to make it through the day, you’ll find hope here.

You are not meant to hold everything together—God is. And He meets you right in the middle of the overwhelm.

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Transcript

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Do you ever feel like your whole day needs a reset, but you only have five minutes? Today, I'm going to show you how to find real peace in the middle of real life right where you are. Hey, sweet friend and welcome to the Grace-Filled Mom Podcast. I'm Amy B. Crowe, a mom, author, and someone who knows what it feels like to be pulled in 10 different directions with multiple kids practices, activities, and responsibilities, and all happening at once. If you're running on empty, if you feel like you're meeting yourself, coming and going. If you feel lonely, overwhelmed, or like you're not enough, this is your space. A safe place to breathe, to feel seen, and remember that you're not alone on this motherhood journey. Every week we'll talk about real life motherhood, the kind that happens in the car line during late night laundry, or while waiting in the parking lot at practice. My hope is simple: that you'll leave each episode encouraged, strengthened, and reminded that God is walking with you through every single season of motherhood. I'm so glad you're here. Let's grow in grace together. If you're listening today, while you wait in the car line, sit at a practice, run errands, or try to squeeze in a quiet moment between loads of laundry, this episode is for you. Because sometimes all you need to calm your heart is five minutes, not an hour. Not a perfectly quiet house, not a beautifully planned devotional moment. Just five minutes to breathe and let God recenter your heart. Not too long ago, I had one of those completely overwhelming days, the kind where your thoughts are running faster than your feet, and everything feels urgent, loud and heavy. I pulled into a parking lot between errands. I put the car in park and I just sat there. I felt like my mind was buzzing and my heart was carrying more than I could sort through. And in that moment I felt God nudge my heart."You don't need an hour, Amy. You just breathe with me for a minute." So I did. And that one minute changed the whole direction of my day. I want to give you that same simple reset. Something that you can do anywhere, anytime without needing perfect conditions. So first of all, you do not need perfect conditions to find peace. One of the biggest lies that moms believe is this, I can't spend time with God unless everything is calm and quiet. Jesus meets you in real life. He knows that our real life is not calm and quiet. He meets us in the noise, in the mess, in the parking lot, in the chaos, in the everyday moments where you're doing your best. You don't have to wait for quiet. You just have to pause long enough to let him meet you where you are. So I want to share with you a five minute piece reset that I hope will help you. Here's the rhythm, simple, powerful, and something that you can do anywhere. So minute one, you breathe and you speak truth. So when you inhale,"Be still and know." When you exhale"that He is God." So as you're inhaling, you're saying this in your mind, be still and know. And when you exhale, that he is God. Be still and know that He is God. Just saying that calms me down as I'm speaking this to you. This is more than deep breathing. It's grounding your heart in scripture. We all need that. I think we forget sometimes when we see our Bible sitting on a coffee table, an end table, a nightstand, wherever you keep yours. I hope you do have it out where you can get to it on a regular basis. But so many times I feel like we look at it and we think those words are just old, that they can't relate to us now, but they really can. God knows where we are. He knows every situation that every one of us are in right now. What we're going to, what we're struggling with, what is on our hearts. And those God-breathed words. They are alive, they are active. And when you hide those in your heart and you speak those out loud, they're powerful. And they can change things. Never forget that. So your minute one is just to breathe and speak truth. When you inhale, you're saying to yourself, be still and know. And when you exhale: that He is God. That's powerful. That's reverent. God hears those prayers. He knows that your heart is in the right place. You're grounding it in scripture. All right, moving on. Minutes two and three. You name what's heavy. We all have things going on in our life, and sometimes it's extremely heavy, so you ask yourself quietly, what is actually weighing on my heart right now? You don't have to fix it in this moment, just name it. God can handle your honesty. Talk to God for two or three minutes and you share with him what is weighing you down, what is bothering you. What can you not get your mind off of? What is just completely burdening you to the point that you can't think of anything else. You tell it to God. Just name it. You're not trying to fix it, He already knows, but just talk to him. Tell him about it. That's minutes two and three. Minute four, you're going to reset your perspective. So ask yourself what really matters for this next hour. Not everything. Not the whole day, just the next small step. This one question untangles overwhelm. So ask yourself in this next minute, after you've already told God this overwhelming thing, whatever it is that's bothering you, that's keeping you awake at night, that's not letting you go to sleep. The first thing you think about when you get up in the morning, what is this thing? So you think about that and then you reset your perspective. You ask what really matters for the next hour. Minute five, you just pray simply,"Lord, steady my heart, quiet my mind. Help me see this moment the way you see it. Give me peace that doesn't depend on my circumstances." That's it. Five minutes. A complete reset. Now, you may be saying, Amy, why does this work? How does this work? A peace reset does not erase the chaos around you. It's still going to be there, but it anchors you in the middle of it. Five minutes with Jesus can slow your spiraling thoughts. It can calm your breathing. It can refocus your heart. It can soften your irritability, and it can remind you that you're not alone and it renews your strength. God meets moms in the ordinary. He steps into car lines and kitchens just as powerfully as quiet time at 6:00 AM. No matter where you are, God will meet you there right in the middle of the chaos and the overwhelm. So where can you use this reset? Here's a few practical moments when you would be able to use it. In the car line. I say the car line a lot because I lived in the car line with my three kids. So before the chaos of pickup begins and before your kids get back in that car when you've been without them for a few hours, why don't you practice this reset and see if it doesn't help you as you're dealing with them and whatever they've gone through in the day. And when they get in and they want to tell you about their day, you're going to be coming at it from a peaceful reset, not irritability, not stressed, but willing to listen to what they have to say and be there for them and be the mom that God has called you to be. So carline. Another place where you can use this reset is during laundry. We all have to do laundry. Your hands are busy, but your heart is wide open. So this would be an easy reset to do as you're doing laundry. We can do laundry without even having to think. So you spend your time and your thoughts and your focus on this reset as you're doing your laundry. At practice instead of scrolling, and I know none of you were like me and just scroll mindlessly on your phone just to give yourself something to do. If you're waiting on your kids or if you just need a break from work or something else that you're doing, we all do it. Take your mind off of your phone for a minute and when you feel the need to scroll, practice this reset instead. In the grocery store parking lot before heading inside, there's a great one. You can do it then. It only takes five minutes. So think about that and think about the chaos of your day and think about what's overwhelming you and ask yourself is it not worth five minutes for me to reset and get focused on what I need to focus on. Right before you walk into a messy house. Now, this is one that gets me. I'm not the best at cleaning. My counters are not always spotless. Usually we have them as a resting place for what needs to go be put up somewhere else. But right before you walk into a messy house, ask God for fresh patience. Just before you get out of your car, before you go in, give yourself that reset. So there's several places, and I know y'all can think of more, but just these small resets create big change over time. So friends, God does not need perfect moments to give you peace. He just needs a willing heart. So take your five minutes today and let him meet you. Let him steady you, let him strengthen you. You are not alone. Not for a moment, and you are doing better than you think. I promise you that. Thank you so much for spending time with me today on the Grace-Filled Mom Podcast. If this episode encouraged you, I would love for you to share it with another mom who might need a moment of peace. Remember, wherever you are in your motherhood journey, you are not alone. God sees you. He loves you, and His grace is enough for every single step. I'll see you next time.