Life is in full swing. I guess this is what being an adult looks like. Every weekend, I buy groceries, clean the house, do laundry, and run errands. Monday comes around, and the stress and responsibilities of my job hit me. I go to work, come home, "cook" dinner (a.k.a. find food to eat), try to relax a little, get ready for work the next day, pack a lunch, and go to bed. I wake up the next morning and do it all over again. It can be overwhelming at times. Life can be overwhelming at times. And, I often wonder. How do people do this? How do women have jobs, husbands, children, and all the other responsibilities that come along with being an adult? How do they have enough time in the day, energy, and love to go around?
I often wonder will I able to do that some day. If some day down the road God chooses to bless me with a husband and children, I wonder what it will look like. Or, if He calls me to foster care or adoption on my own, I wonder what it will look like. Will I have what it takes? I'm tired now. Will I have what it takes then? I want to be a good mom. I want to not only be a good mom, but a godly mom, a strong mom. I want to discipline my kids in a way that leads them down the right path, but doesn't break their spirit. I want to raise children who love God, love others, and learn to love themselves. I want to lead in a way that is honorable and trustworthy. I want to be a mom whose children respect and look up to her because I am wise, gracious, loving, forgiving, uplifting, generous, merciful, joyful, patient, gentle, and self controlled.
Then, I see you.
I see you because I work with you, go to church with you, and am just close friends with you. I see you single mommas and married mommas come to work (or work at home) each day. I know you've taken care of all the people in your household and made it to work on time, regardless of what miraculous feats that took. I know you went to work, came home, cooked dinner, tried to relax a little, got ready for work the next day, packed lunches, and went to bed. I know you woke up this morning, and you'll do it all over again today. I can imagine it can be overwhelming at times. Life can be overwhelming at times. I often wonder. How do you do this? How do you have a job, a husband (or do it on your own), children, and all the other responsibilities that come along with being an adult? How do you have enough time in the day, energy, and love to go around?
I see you, and you make it look easy. YOU have what it takes. I know you're tired, but you have what it takes. You're a good mom. You're a godly, strong mom. You discipline your children in a way that clearly teaches them right from wrong. And, your children don't have broken spirits, because you've disciplined them in love (not frustration and anger). You're raising children to love God, love others, and learn to love themselves. You lead in a way that is honorable and trustworthy. YOU are a mom whose children respect and look up to you because you are wise, gracious, loving, forgiving, uplifting, generous, merciful, joyful, patient, gentle, and self controlled.
I see YOU. And, YOU are doing an awesome job. To some of you reading this, your greatest blessings call me (or will some day call me) Aunt Sara. I see you, beautiful momma. You are rocking it! I see you when you think you look a hot mess, put your make-up on in the car, barely got to shower. I see you when the baby cries, the toddler pitches a fit, and nothing seems to be going right. I see you, and some day I hope to be half the mom you already are!
I often wonder will I able to do that some day. If some day down the road God chooses to bless me with a husband and children, I wonder what it will look like. Or, if He calls me to foster care or adoption on my own, I wonder what it will look like. Will I have what it takes? I'm tired now. Will I have what it takes then? I want to be a good mom. I want to not only be a good mom, but a godly mom, a strong mom. I want to discipline my kids in a way that leads them down the right path, but doesn't break their spirit. I want to raise children who love God, love others, and learn to love themselves. I want to lead in a way that is honorable and trustworthy. I want to be a mom whose children respect and look up to her because I am wise, gracious, loving, forgiving, uplifting, generous, merciful, joyful, patient, gentle, and self controlled.
Then, I see you.
I see you because I work with you, go to church with you, and am just close friends with you. I see you single mommas and married mommas come to work (or work at home) each day. I know you've taken care of all the people in your household and made it to work on time, regardless of what miraculous feats that took. I know you went to work, came home, cooked dinner, tried to relax a little, got ready for work the next day, packed lunches, and went to bed. I know you woke up this morning, and you'll do it all over again today. I can imagine it can be overwhelming at times. Life can be overwhelming at times. I often wonder. How do you do this? How do you have a job, a husband (or do it on your own), children, and all the other responsibilities that come along with being an adult? How do you have enough time in the day, energy, and love to go around?
I see you, and you make it look easy. YOU have what it takes. I know you're tired, but you have what it takes. You're a good mom. You're a godly, strong mom. You discipline your children in a way that clearly teaches them right from wrong. And, your children don't have broken spirits, because you've disciplined them in love (not frustration and anger). You're raising children to love God, love others, and learn to love themselves. You lead in a way that is honorable and trustworthy. YOU are a mom whose children respect and look up to you because you are wise, gracious, loving, forgiving, uplifting, generous, merciful, joyful, patient, gentle, and self controlled.
I see YOU. And, YOU are doing an awesome job. To some of you reading this, your greatest blessings call me (or will some day call me) Aunt Sara. I see you, beautiful momma. You are rocking it! I see you when you think you look a hot mess, put your make-up on in the car, barely got to shower. I see you when the baby cries, the toddler pitches a fit, and nothing seems to be going right. I see you, and some day I hope to be half the mom you already are!
