Today's topic is confidence in motherhood.
There are two things that i know without a doubt. Absolutely for sure.
1) Jesus is my savior & His grace and love the sweetest gift.
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2) Women hold SO much power at their fingertips.
It's so true, isn't it?! A woman on a mission is not to be messed with. But it's so hard to watch it over and over......women use this power of ours to criticize. To tear each other down. What if we used all that power to encourage each other! What if we used all that power for good?! What if we quit spending so much time and energy worrying about how so-and-so does it?! And just be confident in doing what we see as best for our families?! For ourselves?! I saw this on facebook the other day and i wanted to scream it from the mountaintops because it's SO true......
*To the mom who's breastfeeding: Way to go! It really is an amazing gift to give your baby, for any amount of time that you can manage! You're a good mom.
*To the mom who's formula feeding: Isn't science amazing? To think there was a time when a baby with a mother who couldn't produce enough would suffer, but now? Better living through chemistry! You're a good mom.
*To the cloth diapering mom: Fluffy bums are the cutest, and so friendly on the bank account. You're a good mom.
*To the disposable diapering mom: Damn those things hold a lot, and it's excellent to not worry about leakage and laundry! You're a good mom.
*To the mom who stays home: I can imagine it isn't easy doing what you do, but to spend those precious years with your babies must be amazing. You're a good mom.
*To the mom who works: It's wonderful that you're sticking to your career, you're a positive role model for your children in so many ways, it's fantastic. You're a good mom.
*To the mom who had to feed her kids from the drive thru all week because you're too worn out to cook or go grocery shopping: You're feeding your kids, and hey, I bet they aren't complaining! Sometimes sanity can indeed be found in a red box with a big yellow M on it. You're a good mom.
*To the mom who gave her kids a home cooked breakfast lunch and dinner for the past week: Excellent! Good nutrition is important, and they're learning to enjoy healthy foods at an early age, a boon for the rest of their lives. You're a good mom.
*To the mom with the kids who are sitting quietly and using their manners in the fancy restaurant: Kudos, it takes a lot to maintain order with children in a place where they can't run around. You're a good mom.
*To the mom with the toddler having a meltdown in the cereal aisle: they always seem to pick the most embarrassing places to lose their minds don't they? We've all been through it. You're a good mom.
**I don't know who wrote it to give credit but if you do know, please share so I can give credit!!**
We all do things differently. We are all different people, with different husbands & families, with different needs, etc, etc. What if we all celebrated our differences?! And looked for what there is to be learned from each others differences?! How much sweeter would life be if we weren't always judging or worried about being judged?!
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There's one more thing I know for sure....God doesn't make mistakes. Your circumstances, your marriage, your family, your career, your friends.....none of it is a mistake!! Embrace who God made you to be! And the life He has blessed you with ~ no matter how different that may look from Sally or Sue or the "has it all together" chick next door. Be confident in the choices you make for you and your family and find joy in learning how differently someone else does it!! Differences are like the accessories of life ~ how boring would it be if we were all the same? And did everything the same way? Just like accessories spice up an outfit ~ our differences make life & relationships interesting!
Let's all use the power that we, as women, possess for good!! Let's embrace our differences and choose to cheer each other on instead of tear each other down!! Motherhood is beautiful and hard and crazy and emotional and you get the idea.....ain't nobody got time for being judged or criticized! ;)
Be sure to head over and visit
Kelly,
Erin,
Courtney, &
Jennifer to read what they have to say about being confident in motherhood and then check out all those who link up!! Building up instead of tearing down ~ it's a beautiful thing!!
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness.
~Hebrews 3:13~
