Interview with Courtney Gehl, 2015 AZ Young Mother of the Year

 

Courtney and husband, Jason

1.  What is an important thing to teach children and how have you taught it in your home?

 How to love the way that God loves us.  To love without strings, without condition.  If I can help them understand how much God loves us and forgives us with His grace, then they will understand how He wants us to love others in the same way.
 

Jackson (7), Hudson (6), Nixon (4), Ruby (2), Wilson (1)

2. What are a few traditions you do with your family that may not be thought of as traditions, but that bind your family together.  Why are they important to you?

 One of the biggest things we do as a family is watch and play sports.  With the exception of our family involvement in church, our kids LOVE to play and watch sports.  And my husband and I are avid sports fans.  Jason is from Wisconsin, we love the Badgers, Packers & Brewers.  So that keeps us busy.  That is literally the only TV I think we watch, is sports! :)

3.  What is a caution that you would give to mothers with young children?
I would tell mothers with young children to RELAX.  The more kids you have, the more you realize the small stuff doesn’t matter.  If the baby didn’t take all the bottle, if they are a little fussy they probably aren’t getting sick. :)  Don’t worry about things you can’t control.  Take a deep breath, go in the closet and pray for patience and peace, and all will be ok.  If you don’t end up in the ER, its a pretty good day :)

Courtney just returned from the National American Mothers Conference in Washington D.C.  We thank her for representing Arizona with her enthusiasm and love for motherhood.