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Country Girl married to an awesome Country Boy!
We are raising our 4 children to love and serve our Lord Jesus!
I am striving every day to live a simple life, a life of joy!
I am now the owner of my own website business. My passion is to bring families together at the supper table! www.simplefamilysupper.com
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more on the gut wrenching question!
I know I love my childern, but do I love MOTHERHOOD? That is the gut wrenching question. (See my previous post and the comments.) I have thought a lot and prayed a ton about this question. To be completely honest with myself I have to answer the question with a sometimes I do and sometimes I don't love motherhood. But, how do you sometimes love something. Don't you either love it or not?? Then I have remembered a sermon point that our former paster gave over and over....... "Love is a choice, it isn't just a feeling. There are times in life we don't "feel" love for our husbands, children, family, friends, and others. However, we have been comanded to love. Real love is an action.... it is acting in a loving way, with the fruits of the spirit evident. True love will make that difficult choice to choose to love even when the feelings aren't there. " He would always challenge us to "fake it till we make it", to choose to be obedient to God's way even when our flesh doesn't feel like it. When we choose to put our flesh down and do the God thing, then often times our feelings will follow.
Now, back to the big question.... Do I love Motherhood? I need to CHOOSE each and every day... probably more correctly, choose moment by moment to love motherhood. Does motherhood completly fullfill my life? Does it complete who I am?? Is it what I live for???? Is is what I was created for? More on these parts of the question next time. I am off to help my daugter work on her sewing project for 4H. I am off to love being a mom!
Have a blessed day!
Heather |
Posted: 01:47, Sunday, July 8, 2007 |
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| I understand completely what you mean. I am constantly going to God to help with the motherhood thing. It is so hard to put our self to death and see our children as God sees them. Especially in times of trials. Keep praying and it will get easier. God bless you and your family. |
Posted by reflectionsofgrace at 04:55, Sunday, July 8, 2007 |
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I deep in the pit of my existence, I firmly believe and embrace that motherhood is what God designed me for.
I didn't finish high school. I didn't go to college. I never held an 'important job' that made me feel smart or needed. I didn't have a lot (ok I had ONE) of girlfriends, nor did I have a huge circle of friends / peers. My mom was a feminist, and my dad bought into that lie.......and I was a 'rebel' and swore I would not buy into that same garbage.
Hind sight says "God was preparing me". He didn't let *me* get full of *myself*. He didn't let me feel the "power of a career". He didn't let me obtain the satisfaction of "a job well done"....................He knew what His plan was for me.
I embrace it with open arms. I have done nothing in my life that even PALES in comparison to motherhood. I only wish I would have had more kids.......
Thank you Jesus for this High Honor and Calling!!
laura
Edited by gokings13 on Monday, July 9, 2007 at 06:59 |
Posted by gokings13 at 07:57, Monday, July 9, 2007 |
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