No one fully prepares you for this season. These verses are for the exhaustion underneath the joy, not instead of it.
// the word for this moment
“He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.”
Isaiah 40:11 (KJV)
“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”
Psalm 139:13-14 (KJV)“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.”
2 Corinthians 12:9 (KJV)Isaiah 40:11 has a specific phrase easy to miss — gently lead those that are with young. Not driven, not rushed, gently led. Postpartum life often feels like everyone expects you to bounce back at a pace your body and heart aren't actually moving at. This verse pictures a shepherd slowing his whole pace down for the ones who just gave birth, not asking them to keep up.