Early Mother's Day

I'm reading a book called One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp.  She also has a website that I visit from time to time and a post there this week caught my eye.  This is for all the mothers out there.

http://www.aholyexperience.com/2012/05/what-every-mother-has-to-know-before-mothers-day/

I cried when I read it, thinking of my own mum.  I cried when I read it, thinking of my own mothering journey.  There has not been anything that takes me out of myself more than mothering my children.  There is nothing that can cause more joy or more desperation than I've had as "Mum".

"How much of you did you lose to make all of us?"
"A mother’s labor and delivery never ends and for years she has to remember to just take a deep breath. Whole battles can be won by one breath and a prayer at a time."

I thank God for his mercies and grace that never leave my side as I walk this path.  I thank him for the faith he gives me for my children, knowing I have no control over their future choices but knowing that he can do miraculous things when I give them to Him.

"And mothers, they never stop believing in the miracle of metamorphosis.Because believing in the miracle of metamorphosis is the sum total of a mother’s job. The theological term for that is faith.
To have faith that the baby in arms will become the toddler toilet trained before 18, that the cocky juvenile hipster with the big attitude will become the concerned citizen with a baby on the hip and a big heart on the sleeve, and that kid who can never find his shoes or matching socks or math homework will be able to find a girlfriend, job and Jesus."

Happy Early Mother's Day!