Mother’s Day is coming up Sunday. It does that every year.
Sometimes I write about it; sometimes I don’t. But I thought maybe it was time
again. And now I’m not sure I can add much. Maybe I should just collect those
pieces and wish all the women out there a Happy Mother’s Day!
I will say, first, that women who look at motherhood today
as something they may or may not want, don’t understand the decision. It’s not
like deciding whether or not to adopt a dog. Maybe it will fun, but maybe too
much trouble and mess. I’m all for adopting dogs. But becoming a mother is
about much more.
When you become a mother, you understand love in a way you
didn’t before—even if you are in a very strong, loving marriage. If you want to
know what God feels for you as His child, let yourself feel the full, natural
love that suddenly fills up your life the day your child is born.
You thought it was about bringing up children, but if you
want to become the best person you can become—patient, kind, long-suffering, unselfishly
joyful for the success of others, humble, learning, caring, loving—your best,
transformational school is your home as you raise your children.
Your life in a career will not bring you this training. This
is not to say no woman should have any career but raising her children; always
do what God leads you to do with your talents, capabilities, and passions. But
if you want to become the best you, let your children teach you.
Five years ago today, my baby girl (my only girl) Social
Sphere got married. She’s an example of a mother who takes delight in
mothering. And just recently announced baby #2 on the way. The photo is Little
Social Sphere, in his (almost everyday) Captain America outfit, about to get a
sidekick.
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| Little Social Sphere is going to get a sidekick |
And here is the Motherhood Collection from this blog:
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Another Word about Life, January 30, 2013
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