Motherhood

There were days when I was tired of being a mom. LONG days of shelling out commands like "pick up your stuff", "stop fighting", "your in time out", and "GO TO YOUR ROOM"! I thought I would never get to the day when I wouldn't have to manage everything they did.

And now I find myself on a slippery downhill slope towards the finish line and it is bittersweet.

Galatians 6:9 says "Let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up".

We have definitely reaped a harvest of 3 wonderful beautiful grown up children and it is so comforting to watch them become the adults that we always hoped they would be. All of those silly things that we got so upset about really don't much matter now. It's funny, now, to think back over some of the things they did and I hope I can keep that perspective. Oh sure, there are still days that I feel disheartened, but I am so glad that we did not give up on them! We are all just "works in progress" in God's eyes and He never gives up on us, even when we turn away from Him. Unconditional love........from God and from Mothers.

I hope all the moms out there had a great day with their kids and for those who couldn't be with theirs.....I hope the memories and thoughts of days past comforted them. We did good.