Hey there stranger! It’s been a while. But guess who’s back
in the blogging world again! I’ve been wanting to get back for a long time now.
I can’t make any promises on how often I will write… mom life is unpredictable…
but I will write when I can.
“For You formed my
inward parts;
You covered me in my
mother’s womb.
I will praise You, for
I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your
works,
And that my soul knows
very well.”
Psalms 139: 13-14
As you all know, I have recently entered the world of
motherhood and absolutely love it! There is nothing like it. He steals my heart
every time I look at him. He is so precious and has opened my eyes in many
ways. It’s like living life all over again through him. His innocence is so
pure and his curiosity is endless. Everything he sees is new and exciting.
There’s always something to discover and learn. Life is so simple and beautiful
to him, and it’s beginning to help me see the world in a different way.
As an adult, I’ve realized how easy it is to get caught up
in the business of life. Work, school, church, house cleaning, laundry, dishes,
dinners, grocery shopping…. The list goes on and on. It’s a constant battle and
all my free time just slips away so quickly. I always seem to be running from
one thing to the next to the next, to the next, to the next… Then I look at my
son. Life is just beginning for him. He’ll sit there and just gaze around at
all the wonders surrounding him. He appreciates even the smallest of things.
It’s a good reminder to slow down and enjoy those passing moments - those
moments that make it all so worth it!
This is just one lesson the Lord has been teaching me. A few
others are patience, sacrifice, selflessness, and love. Being a mother has
begun to refine me and reveal my heart in ways I’ve never seen it before. I’ve
always considered myself to be a pretty selfless person… but once I became a
mom, “selflessness” took on a whole new meaning. Waking up in the middle of the
night, every night, to feed him. Having to drop whatever I’m doing and hold
him. Having to do everything for him; change him, clean him, give him his binky,
put socks on if his toes are cold, make sure he eats every three hours, rock
him to sleep. Now, don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love being a mom, but I
definitely have my moments… like at 3:00 in the morning when all I want to do
is sleep for more than 3 hours at a time! It’s then I’m reminded of sacrificial
love. Being able to put my “wants” aside and put my baby’s “needs” first.
I will close with this last thought. Just as my son’s whole
little world revolves around me. Seeing how he looks to me for food, comfort,
protection, companionship…. Truly everything! This has made me realize, it’s
the perfect picture of how we should be with the Lord, our Heavenly Father. We
are His children and should run to Him for everything we need. From the moment
of conception, my son is dependent on me just as we should be dependent on the
Lord. He is the giver and sustainer of life, He keeps our hearts beating and
fills our lungs with each breath! We so quickly take Him for granted, but when
I see my son just gazing at me with love in his eyes, it tells me how much he
appreciates me and how much I should appreciate my Heavenly Father. To sum it
up, just as my son finds his everything in me right now, we must find our
everything in our Father and surrender to Him like a little child.
“Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them
and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as
little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore,
whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of
heaven. Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.”
Matthew 18:3-5
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