Mothering From The Heart - January 29, 2013

Audrey, I know you are knowledgeable in politics, can you direct me to resources or websites I can go to  educate me in government policies, etc. I want to pray specifically for things for our country, and I have been convicted how uninvolved I have been in the past.

Sometimes I get very discouraged and just “down” – for no reason in particular.  I have a good life as far as that’s concerned.  My husband loves me, we have three children, in a good church but sometimes I just get down. Any advice?

This was a comment on Audrey's blogpost “Myth of Significance” –

Why is it wrong to want to do something different with your life? not every woman has to be a stay at home mom! and for you to say the home is the God ordained place for women is just sad! I understand that most if not all of your readers will be stay at home moms who will love your post there is the rest of the female race who will find it offensive! back in the good ole days being a stay at home mom required 6-8 hours of housework but now with modern technology it only takes2-3 hours. so what is a mommy supposed to do with all her time? why not work like the proverbs 31woman!

Over the past few years, including very recently, my parents have shown me a couple of clear indications they have found that suggest my younger brother is gay. When the indications become evident, one of my parents addresses the issue briefly, and my brother either denies or somehow avoids talking about it. By the next day, it's as if nothing happened. As Christians, my parents and I know homosexuality to be a sinful lifestyle based on the Word of God, and this truth has been made clear on many occasions. However, it seems that my parents are having trouble talking to my brother about his situation. My major concern is that when my brother leaves home and goes to college, worldly influences won't be hesitant or hold back in telling him that this lifestyle and these feelings are ok. I just want my parents to be just as bold in talking to my brother and expressing their commitment to helping him build his relationship with Christ and turn away from this sin. Saying all this, I'm only an older sibling and not the parent, and I've been praying to God to show me the role, if any, I should be playing in making sure my brother doesn't feel alone in all of this. I'd just like to hear your thoughts on this situation and what I, as a sibling, can do (if anything) to help my parents and my brother in this situation, especially as I look forward to being a wife and mother in the future.