May 25, 2009

Mothering: God's work in and through me...

"A mother brings beauty to her children's world through her smiles and her creativity, her tenderness and her compassion to see the needs of others. She births beauty in her children by drawing them to God and by enjoying them, loving them for who they are in the moment...

...so much of our lives as women is lived in secret; hidden from the eyes of the world and the accolades of others. So much of it feels mundane.

You don't get an award for doing your 100,000th load of laundry...So much of what we do feels thankless, unappreciated, unseen. But Gods sees. And he esteems most what is done away from the eyes of others...He does his best work there-in the home, in the womb and in the heart

Mothering is an amazing honour..we get to partner with God in helping our children become who they were born to be...

Mothering is also about God's deep work in our own hearts....he knows and he understands and he will be enough. In the midst of our laundry and lists...craziness, meetings and making lunches, God is bringing forth life in us" -Stasi Eldredge

1 comment:

PaisleyJade said...

That's so true and so encouraging!