All tagged #iamthiskindofmom
She carries her children’s joy and sorrow. She carries their goodness and pain. And every night she casts ALL the things she’s carrying off to Jesus as she prays over her children’s souls.
Our main job as parents is to help our children navigate life. REAL LIFE. And that means talking to them about the hard stuff.
Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever get it. Will I ever be the patient, loving mom I strive to be? Will I ever be able to control my temper? Will I ever be able to keep it all together?
Life will have all kinds of bullies. My daughter will face her fair share of unfair treatment and some more push-her-down moments. I want her to know I will ALWAYS be on her side.
I’ll do it anyway…because that’s just what moms do.
So, can we take an afternoon to do nothing?
Is there anything more extraordinary than really LIVING your one precious, beautiful, ordinary life?? Being grateful for ALL of it (or at least all you can)?
On these days, my heart breaks a little. And I’m never quite sure what to do. Or what to say. So, I just…stay.
Let’s look at those inevitable little failures (like a C- on a report card) and see them for what they are…really great learning opportunities for our very capable kids.
Because the people I love most in the world...LIVE right here.
Mine will be the strong clear voice shouting above ALL the noise…I AM WITH YOU. I believe in you. I am ALWAYS on your side!
She follows me everywhere I go. She wants to be by my side for every single minute of every single day. Forever.
Your kids need a mom who laughs and cries and yells and dances and forgives and prays and hugs and loves. And LIVES!!
Sometimes I stare across the room at him when he doesn’t know I’m watching and think, “When exactly did he GROW UP??”
If I’m hoping my kids will achieve the fairytale I think I’m selling them short because this is an invented and impossible standard.
Please God, help me be a patient mom… All too often I am impatient.
One of my main jobs as a parent is helping my children GROW UP.
That's the ultimate goal, right? To do our very best and love them like crazy and just enjoy these fleeting Kid Years as best we can???
I AM WITH YOU. To me it says 'You are smart. And beautiful. And strong. And capable. I believe in you. I am always on your side.'
