I've got mothering on the mind these days. Maybe it's because I was surrounded by babies last week at Relevant. They were everywhere! And I was in heaven because of it. Their little toes, and their cheeks, and their butts, and those two tiny teeth poking out at the bottom of their soft, pink smiles.
I remember having little ones. Hoping I'd do everything right. Believing I could. Thinking I held their destinies in my own two hands.
The truth about being a mommy is that it's big. It's amazingly exhilarating, and fun, and funny, and miraculous. And it's tough. It's made of the stuff that breaks a mother's heart. And because mommies are people, we don't always get it right. That's just the way it is. I think it's okay to admit that. I think it's alright to say we just don't have it all together.
When I wrote my November post for (in)courage, it was about what to do when your child chooses to go in a direction that breaks your heart. And then, last week, Emily Wierenga asked me if I'd write something to help her be a better mom. That request paralyzed me. But Emily prayed, and so did I, and you can read the result over at her place today. And that post I wrote for (in)courage? It's up today, too. I guess God's up to something.
P.S. I know it's a lot - asking you to click through on the links below, to two different stories today. But I hope you will. I hope you'll join the conversation and maybe hear God cheering you on along the way...
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