What makes a good mom?
Does she look fabulous all the time? Does she work out and have a fit body? Does she have a sugary-sweet voice? Is her house spotless? Are her kids always clean? Does she give them lots of gifts and privileges? Does she instruct her kids in the Lord's ways?
What makes a good mom?
I was reading this book, Goodbye Nobody, by ....... idk who it is written by anymore. I already returned it! Anyway, the main character was struggling with what it means to be a good mom and it made me start thinking of my own parenting. Am I a good mom?
The answer is no. and yes.
I am human. I fail and mess up numerous times in a day. I take out my frustrations on my kids sometimes by raising my voice. I don't always feed my children healthy meals. I don't keep them on a strict schedule. Most days the boys run around with food stuck somewhere on their bodies. And my house is not spotless.
I mess up.
BUT where I fall short, God picks me up. He fills in the gaps where I am inadequate. His love is the love I show my children.
And it's in those moments that I am a good mom.
Because God is so good to me.
As I was scrambling to keep myself and the boys from falling apart at the grocery store this morning, the checkout lady ran after me. My first thought was that Eli had taken the candy bar he was eyeing or I had left my checkbook on the counter. She stopped me and said, "It's nice to see a mom who's so gentle and patient as you. You're a good mom. I don't see a lot of those here." And then she got down to Eli's level and said "You're a really good boy, you know that?"
Yes, he is.
Yes, he knows that.
And, thank you, checkout lady at the grocery store.
Most days I don't feel like a good mom. But, moments like that make me think about our lives and God's love. When I am full of the Holy Spirit and overflowing with God's love, then I can't help but be a great parent. When a song on the radio moves me or I'm meditating on a certain scripture, I can't help but be a good mom because I am so full of God's love I can't help but be anything else.
So, to all you other moms out there: When you're trying to do it all on your own, you're probably not going to be a great mom. But, with God's help, you can't help but be a great mom because it's not you, it's all God!
Does she look fabulous all the time? Does she work out and have a fit body? Does she have a sugary-sweet voice? Is her house spotless? Are her kids always clean? Does she give them lots of gifts and privileges? Does she instruct her kids in the Lord's ways?
What makes a good mom?
I was reading this book, Goodbye Nobody, by ....... idk who it is written by anymore. I already returned it! Anyway, the main character was struggling with what it means to be a good mom and it made me start thinking of my own parenting. Am I a good mom?
The answer is no. and yes.
I am human. I fail and mess up numerous times in a day. I take out my frustrations on my kids sometimes by raising my voice. I don't always feed my children healthy meals. I don't keep them on a strict schedule. Most days the boys run around with food stuck somewhere on their bodies. And my house is not spotless.
I mess up.
BUT where I fall short, God picks me up. He fills in the gaps where I am inadequate. His love is the love I show my children.
And it's in those moments that I am a good mom.
Because God is so good to me.
As I was scrambling to keep myself and the boys from falling apart at the grocery store this morning, the checkout lady ran after me. My first thought was that Eli had taken the candy bar he was eyeing or I had left my checkbook on the counter. She stopped me and said, "It's nice to see a mom who's so gentle and patient as you. You're a good mom. I don't see a lot of those here." And then she got down to Eli's level and said "You're a really good boy, you know that?"
Yes, he is.
Yes, he knows that.
And, thank you, checkout lady at the grocery store.
Most days I don't feel like a good mom. But, moments like that make me think about our lives and God's love. When I am full of the Holy Spirit and overflowing with God's love, then I can't help but be a great parent. When a song on the radio moves me or I'm meditating on a certain scripture, I can't help but be a good mom because I am so full of God's love I can't help but be anything else.
So, to all you other moms out there: When you're trying to do it all on your own, you're probably not going to be a great mom. But, with God's help, you can't help but be a great mom because it's not you, it's all God!
You are a GREAT mom and all around beautiful person! I am blessed to be able to call you my friend :)
ReplyDelete