Interview with Marilynn Dawson

BIO Marilynn Dawson's Lived Experience began back when my kids where ages 3 and 5. I’d fled an abusive marriage and would find myself divorced almost 2 years later. Overwhelm coupled with an intense desire to be obtaining a career to raise my kids on my own were two driving forces back then. I am a doer, so figuring out how to do things in the best way and time possible was constantly top of mind even when all I wanted to do was cry. Financial constraints became a very real thing after graduating the training program, and that began various lessons teaching our household how to live on less than a shoestring budget (based on what most budget bloggers think people have to work with). Life around the home was never static for more than several months at a time as a result, with when and how we did things regularly being tweaked for better efficiency as the kids grew, and as finances fluctuated. I now offering my lived experiential knowledge to other Sisters in Christ who could use a certified life coach to come alongside them while they figure out schedules or money concerns while raising their children. It has been my experience that coupled with moments of quiet before the Lord, these two areas contribute the most to a mother’s sense of rest and ability to handle the world. This blog began in 2020 to capture some of those lived experiences, perspective shifts, expectation shifts, etc, to show how we did it. When it came to raising my children, the Bible was our guide and for day-to-day practical behavior, the book of Proverbs in particular. You will find a fair bit of Scripture scattered around my writings as a result. Sometimes a blog article won’t have anything related to Scripture, other times, half the blog article will be Scripture quotes.