Mothering
Light
Years ago, I made a choice to invest in my kids instead of
working. That statement may sound awful…and hear me out on this…I am not saying
if you work outside of your home you can’t or don’t invest in your kids. I
admire those that do both. I just decided that would not work for me. I needed
to be in my house planting seeds in my children and praying that God will bring
the harvest one day. It’s what works for me.
It’s also the hardest thing I have ever done. Packing a
wound for a patient used to be my difficult but somedays – I’m thinking that
was the easy stuff.
There are days I don’t feel like spreading love and making
memories…especially when there is a lot of fighting going on because someone
broke the Lego house or because someone is breathing too loud! Whatever the
case may be…I try and fail at this Mothering gig daily.
“Finish each day and be done with
it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept
in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it
serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
~Ralph Emerson
~Ralph Emerson
But I press on and lean in (usually after I end up yelling)
and try to love well. I try to guide my children into this life and give them
advice on how to handle things. I try to apologize when I need to and I remind
my kids to go to Him. I tell them we can’t do this one life without The One
next to us.
I pray constantly for my kids. Prayer is the greatest
weapon against the enemy and if we don’t pray for our kids – who will?
God knew what He was doing when He gave us our kids. And when we freak out because we’ve messed
up…remember this:
That’s
right. Because I, your God,
have a firm grip on you and I’m not letting go.
I’m telling you, ‘Don’t panic.
I’m right here to help you.’
~Isaiah 41:13 (MSG)
have a firm grip on you and I’m not letting go.
I’m telling you, ‘Don’t panic.
I’m right here to help you.’
~Isaiah 41:13 (MSG)
Focus:
Capture the moments
Zoom
In (journal): Write out promises of
scripture over your children – and then pray them over your children.
Capture:
Did you capture the moments today? The good ones? The not so good ones? All of
the moments we spend with our kids knit our lives together. All of the time we
give our kids is an investment into their lives. Shine bright for them – so
that they see and know that light is there for them whenever they need it.
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