Motherhood Reminders..

I became a mom, around the time most of my friends were graduating college and living it up as young singles do.

I never visioned getting married at 20 or starting a young family shortly after.
I certainly didn't have anything figured out but quickly learned what was most important.

Being a mom has taught me...

-To laugh and be silly. It's important to maintain a sense of humor. Play dress up. Watch Cartoons. Dance crazy. Make mud pies.. and so forth. Time is so short and before you know it.. you have a high school-er and almost middle school-er.

- To Embrace the mess. The uncleaned house. The dirty dishes. The crazy wild bed head hair and the (endless) mounts of laundry just sitting in the corner. No Mom has it figured out and you can't let life spills and mishaps bring you down.

- To stop comparing yourself. For both mom's and children. The grass isn't greener. Every child is different. And every mom is different. No kid is perfect and certainly no Mom is either. Be encouraged and not discouraged when others seem to have it all, because truth is they don't.

- To love unconditionally. A newborn child brings absolutely nothing to the relationship, rather than needing to eat, sleep and be changed... At all hours of the day. But a mother has an unconditional love for the child, that even 10-15 (and probably way more) years later never fade.

Motherhood is challenging and rewarding. Some days it's both of those. Sometimes it's easy and sometimes it's really hard. Some times you get a glimpse of God's great design and goodness.. through your smiling child.

But being a mom is a great thing to be and I'm blessed.

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