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I didn't grow up with people mothering me the ...

2009-10-10T08:40:21.351-05:00

I didn't grow up with people mothering me the way I mothered. I think God sends laborers across our paths that plant seeds that inprint in our hearts. We might only meet those people for 15 minutes or at one event, but something about how they spoke or they acted left an indelible print on my heart.

I am NOT perfect. Just look at my kitchen. You will probably love my two books in my Moms Must-have Library. One is about the gifts GOd put in you. You might not have the kitchen perfection gift, but you do have others. We only need to be great at what we are called to be great at!

I think you sound like an awesome mom! If you do the best you can everyday-and sometimes the best you can do isn't the best you are capable of- don't get down on yourself! That's just the devil trying to undermine your walk. If GOd planned every day for us, then I think He probably knows when we would be challenged and not be our best.

Be blessed!

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Great post, love your blog!

2009-10-08T20:33:08.998-05:00

Great post, love your blog!

As mom's we always "second guess" ou...

2009-10-08T20:31:25.303-05:00

As mom's we always "second guess" ourselves. The what if's and should haves can bounce around in our heads and make us feel like failures. We aren't failures ...we're human. So we're not perfect, so what.
We know the One who is.

You know, as I was reading your post about knowing...

2009-10-08T11:49:49.923-05:00

You know, as I was reading your post about knowing you wanted to be a mom ever since you were a little girl, I realized...I never felt that. I never grew up wanting to be a mom. It just sort of happened. I think I'm a good mom, but I guess you'd have to ask my kids, lol.

Great post!

I watched Chips and Fame alos. Not planning to go...

2009-10-06T12:14:34.999-05:00

I watched Chips and Fame alos. Not planning to go to the Fame remake though. thanks for the mom encouragement! :O)

What a fantastic blog:) I am poppin in from MBC! a...

2009-10-06T09:25:43.400-05:00

What a fantastic blog:) I am poppin in from MBC! and now following you....great to see another Christ follower in a blog:)

Thanks for this post, you're NOT alone. We al...

2009-10-05T00:53:29.681-05:00

Thanks for this post, you're NOT alone. We all strive to be good moms, but we are frail humans doing our best... But God works with us to raise our families.. :)

Being a mom is the most difficult job in the world...

2009-10-02T22:58:14.701-05:00

Being a mom is the most difficult job in the world! And every day I know that I could have done better.

I'm not sure I've ever met a mom who said ...

2009-10-02T20:58:58.090-05:00

I'm not sure I've ever met a mom who said she was all the mom she wanted to be! And in a way, that's a good thing because that means we're striving to do better and that we love them.

"she does not retire early but works diligent...

2009-10-02T13:47:05.562-05:00

"she does not retire early but works diligently to see to the needs of her husband and children, she is not an idle woman."

This is much easier to do when it it appreciated and I am respected. :o)

i myself always wonder am i letting my "bumbl...

2009-10-02T11:47:17.140-05:00

i myself always wonder am i letting my "bumblebee" get away with too much, am i being to hard on her, am i there enough, am i doing anything right at all!!! the dishes are always dirty, theres always laundry in washer, in the dryer, or sitting in baskets waiting to be folded, my car is a mess my house is what i like to call organized chaos. my husband works practicly everyday until late at night i dont get off work until 6, i pick her up and i am (on a good day ) at home by 7:30, she needs to be in bed by 9 so in that little bit of time i can choose to spend it argueing with her about getting ready for bed and picking out her clothes for the next day and brushing her teeth( she actualy told me that she wants her teeth to fall out)or trying to get all my chores done and then trying to rush things with her because my husband gets upset with me if shes not ready for bed on time. so i have come to the decision that there is no such thing as a perfect mom, are dishes going anywhere? no are the clothes? no is my daughter? yes she is growing up so fast and it breaks my heart. i was going to the bathroom a few days ago and of course she came because of i cannnot be alone for 2 minutes and i just looked at her, shes 4 and i can look at her see so much beauty and goodness in her and i started crying, she asked me why my tears were falling and i told her that i love her so much and i wish she wasnt growing up so fast, she huged me and told me mommy dont worry i promise i wont grow up too fast. at the end of the day what matters most is are your children happy, are they healthy and the very most important thing do they know how much you love them. i grew up never knowing if i was loved, i made a promise that when i had kids that matter what they would always know how much i love them. are we ever going to do everything right at the end of the day? no. is everything going to get done at the end of the day? no but at the end of the day if our children go to bed knowing that they are truelly loved i think thats all that really matters. sarah, you are my best friend and considering your upbringing you are the best mother i know. everyone doubts themselves everyday in everything that they do, please try not to be so hard on your self. i love you

Oh bless you for your vulnerability! I think this ...

2009-10-02T08:48:43.286-05:00

Oh bless you for your vulnerability! I think this will resonate with a lot of women. So many of us second-guess, and doubt, and wonder if we've messed up our kids (on a daily basis).

If I get nothing else right, Lord, let me love them well.