This is a personal post to all wives out there, who also have the great responsibility of motherhood and sometimes feel completely overwhelmed...
Have you ever been "THAT MAMA'" who can't get her toddler to stop screaming in the cart, while grocery shopping? Who has children riding the shopping cart like a skateboard? Who forgot to empty the pockets of pants, before washing/drying them? Who doesn't shower for days, because it requires one more thing to add to the list? Or... who wears shirts that smell like spit up and spoiled milk? The mama who trips over toys and stuffed animals in the middle of the night, while trying to walk to the crib and rescue the crying baby? I have. I am guilty of them all...and way more than that too!!!
There are days where I look over at the peaceful mother, rocking her sleeping infant and get jealous. There are days where I get on Facebook and see other mama's who post the success of their day...and I want to cry, because my day stinked! There are days, where I witness a mama who sews clothes and quilts, grows her own vegetables, makes her own baby food, irons her hubby's dress shirts, scrapbooks her children's happy memories and bakes the most delicious chocolate chip cookies. And I want to curl up in a ball and hide from all the mamas who have it ALL TOGETHER!
Then... when I have had just about enough "comparing" in my thought life for the day...I go to my Creator. The One who knit me together inside my mother's womb. The One who sees my heart, feels my struggles, reads my thoughts and He is there to pick me up, dust off my dirty knees and whisper words of encouragement to my soul. He gently reminds me, "Don't worry about anything: instead pray about everything: tell God your needs and don't forget to thank Him for all His answers. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7
And I am still...quiet...peaceful. In the midst of a hectic life with spilled milk, dirty laundry, a dinner waiting to be cooked, books to be read to kids and unfinished projects...I am content. God made me who I am. I am not a seamstress or organic baker or scrap-booker or photographer or gardener. God gave me different gifts and talents. I don't have to try to be like HER. I am free to be me! Praise God!
I am that Mama too !!!! And, what I have learned is that the Mama who seems to have it all together has her fair share of struggles but she just hides them really well.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, that's me, too. And my babies aren't babies anymore!
ReplyDeleteOh this is a post near to my heart. I have been a mom for almost 27 years.....this is the hardest thing not to do...is compare your family to another. Yes...the only solution is to turn to our Maker and thank him for making our family the way He did....just perfect for us:)
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