lately i have been really pondering this whole "mother" role. now that i have four i am finding that the days fly, and there is always something that needs to be done. our church had been going through a series on the ten commandments. last week the pastor kind of wrapped up the series. in the wrap up he made points about parents and passing down God's word to our children. he read det. 6:4-9 and tied it all together by saying if we really believe that the Lord is God and we love Him, sharing Him with others should be second nature. he went over a poll of christian teens that were asked who was most influential in their lives and the majority said their mothers. they were also asked who they felt they could ask spiritual qu. to and again, the majority said the parents. he talked about how a lot of parents bring their kids to church bc they feel the church can "fix" whatever problems the kids are having. the statistic of time spent in church and the time spent at home isn't even comparable! WE as parents are the most influential people in our kids lives!! -- not that church isn't important but it definitely isn't as important as our influence on our kids. it got me reflecting a bit on how i am as a mom. to be honest, i get so caught up in just making it through the day that i don't take advantage of teachable moments, one-on-one time, or even joking around with them much. i get in the mommy mode of taking care of things that i don't take advantage of special moments with them very often.
as i have grown up i have been told by my grams to not focus on what i DON'T want to be, but focus on the person i WANT to be. a lot of times if we continually focus on what we DON'T want, that's exactly who we end up becoming because that has been our focus.
i must admit, life happens, and the day to day gets overwhelming at times with four kids, but i am going to be more purposeful about taking hold of opportunities the Lord gives me with my kids on a daily basis. dishes, laundry, and cleaning can wait... but my kids are only little for a short time, and my heart wants to make the most of the time i have with them.
the Lord has blessed me with four GREAT kids. i want to know them, i want to love them unconditionally, i want to be compassionate towards them, i want to know their quirks and embrace them, i want them to be able to come to me and feel they can be open and honest with me, i want to take hold of teachable moments, i want to be kind in my words and actions, i want to be a mom who prays FAITHFULLY for them, and most of all i want to be a mother who emulates the Holy Spirit towards them and passes down my love for the Lord to them. no one said this whole being a mother thing would be easy, but i am finding out that it is so rewarding and worth it!! Thank you Lord for my 4 blessings! help me to be more purposeful throughout the day to day to be the best mother to them as possible!
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