Motherhood: An Eternal Partnership with God

I love being a mother. I absolutely love it. It is completely embedded in me and part of my nature. I wouldn't trade it for anything. I find so much true joy in it and I'm constantly learning.

But some days are hard. Really hard. Everyone has those days, right?

Those are the days I watch this video and am reminded of my precious, sacred role. It puts everything into perspective. How proud I am to be a mother!

Valentines

Who wouldn't love getting these?!?

My sweetheart gave me homemade roses this year. Our budget is rather small so we decided not to spend much. So he googled how to make homemade roses and he made these for me! Isn't it sweet? It meant more to me than if he'd gotten me a big bouquet of flowers. I'll take these any day!

Thank you sweetheart, you are so thoughtful and I love you so much!

Friends

Yesterday a friend gave me flowers. A friend! How often does that happen?! Needless to say, it totally made my day. She is in a flower arranging class and she made a beautiful arrangement and of all people, gave it to me. It really meant a lot. I felt special.

So then I started thinking, "How often am I serving others or doing something to make someone's day better?"

It doesn't take much, for some people a simple smile and an acknowledgement can make a difference or a sweet text message letting someone know you're thinking about them.

It all starts with the simple things. For my friend, giving me flowers may not have been a big deal-but to me it really meant something. I am going to try harder and do a little better at making sure I help someone out in someway everyday.

Milestones

Today my sweet baby girl started crawling! What??? It seems like I just brought her home from the hospital. Time flies.

I was such a proud mama as I watched her determination and courage to move on her own. She is my little sweetheart! For a small moment tears came to my eyes as I watched her. It was one more step to becoming more independent. I felt a small but real glimpse of what it's going to be like to let her do things on her own- to watch her grow and learn and experience things herself. And as much as I'd like to just swaddle her and keep her as my baby I know she needs to grow and experience life. It might seem like I'm overreacting a bit, but this was a big milestone today, for my baby and for me.

I'm grateful for these small reminders- reminders to cherish every minute because children grow up so fast! Oh how I love my little sweetheart! I'm so proud of her!