When you find yourself locked in the bathroom, sobbing on the floor because you've just had enough, that does not mean you have failed as a mother. Being a mother is hard. That is not failure. That is fact. Remind yourself of that. Unknown
Can I get a witness? If you are a Mom you may have found yourself in a similar position at some point. I know I have. Usually I'm not curled up on the bathroom floor (I have issues with that) but usually I am curled up figuratively and I am sobbing at the most inopportune times. Like in front of people, while driving, in the shower (the best place as far as I'm concerned), in the middle of a sentence, etc. You get the picture and maybe you have your own inopportune time story.
Sometimes the fear I get from parenting in today's world threatens to completely overtake me. It's tough and I'm not sure I have the energy for it. Scratch that. I'm not sure I have the confidence or the ability to parent well. I am all too aware of my shortcomings as a person and a parent and so sometimes the fear of parenting grips my heart and I find myself lying awake into the hours of the night begging God to help me. Good news for me is that he does.
And there are those days that all I want is my Mommy. And some days I do call her and other days I breathe deep and remember that I am the Mommy. This Mom thing is not for the faint of heart, perhaps you've heard me say that before. It requires determination, endurance, consistency, patience, maturity. And just because I may have days that feel and even are failures doesn't mean that overall I have failed. It just means that I need fresh grace and mercy the next day when I wake up to do it all over again. And if it means that for me then it means it for you also.
How about you? Do you relate to today's quote and the feelings of motherhood being tough? I think about my friends who don't have their Mommies to fall back on and I want you to know that I love you and I'm sorry you don't have that in your life. You are rock stars!
Can I get a witness? If you are a Mom you may have found yourself in a similar position at some point. I know I have. Usually I'm not curled up on the bathroom floor (I have issues with that) but usually I am curled up figuratively and I am sobbing at the most inopportune times. Like in front of people, while driving, in the shower (the best place as far as I'm concerned), in the middle of a sentence, etc. You get the picture and maybe you have your own inopportune time story.
Sometimes the fear I get from parenting in today's world threatens to completely overtake me. It's tough and I'm not sure I have the energy for it. Scratch that. I'm not sure I have the confidence or the ability to parent well. I am all too aware of my shortcomings as a person and a parent and so sometimes the fear of parenting grips my heart and I find myself lying awake into the hours of the night begging God to help me. Good news for me is that he does.
And there are those days that all I want is my Mommy. And some days I do call her and other days I breathe deep and remember that I am the Mommy. This Mom thing is not for the faint of heart, perhaps you've heard me say that before. It requires determination, endurance, consistency, patience, maturity. And just because I may have days that feel and even are failures doesn't mean that overall I have failed. It just means that I need fresh grace and mercy the next day when I wake up to do it all over again. And if it means that for me then it means it for you also.
How about you? Do you relate to today's quote and the feelings of motherhood being tough? I think about my friends who don't have their Mommies to fall back on and I want you to know that I love you and I'm sorry you don't have that in your life. You are rock stars!
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