A week in motherhood

Mother's Day 2010 has now come to an end. This year it came at the end of a long, emotional, exhausting week. A week that had me questioning whether or not I am a good mom. Whether or not I am doing the right things to discipline my child when it comes to certain behaviors.
Will is an active 20 month old. He has a huge smile and an amount of energy that Mike and marvel at. He seems to be able to go on longer than the energizer bunny. He is at such a fun age, but it is also a challenging age. With all of his energy, we are stating to see more and more behavior that needs to be corrected. And this has proven to be frustrating, because we don't always get the desired behavior from our discipline methods. So we are having to revamp the way we do things with Will.
On Thursday a quote from Beth Moore's Esther study came to mind. The gist of it is that God chose me to be Will's mom and no one else. He chose me because he knew that I had some quality that no one else has that will allow me to raise Will. This gave me comfort as well as the ability to rest. Knowing that God has entrusted me with Will, to raise and care for him in a way that only I can, is humbling. And it has been an encouragement to me every time I think about it. I know that I am far from perfect, but I am doing my best at motherhood. It is hard, without glory or rest, and quite literally a battle some days. But it is by far the most rewarding thing I have ever done. I thank the Lord every day for this amazing opportunity to raise on of His children.


Happy Mother's Day to both our moms, my Grandmother, my aunts, my sister and all my wonderful friends! Thank you for being amazing examples of what it means to sacrifice for your children and to love them unconditionally!