Motherhood

Yesterday was my last Mother’s Day with both boys in high school, because our oldest graduates in just a couple weeks. Being a boy mom (or a mom of teenagers), you never know if they’ll take a moment like this seriously or if they’ll try to make you laugh, and yesterday they chose the latter.

As we sat together wrapping up the day, Nate said to them, “Let’s each list 3 words that describe Mom”. Their mental wheels started to spin, and they exchanged grins. The first few adjectives they immediately came up with were:

Female

Maternal

Motherly

Minority

Motherhood is such an adventure! 

I was asked to share my heart on motherhood for a few minutes yesterday in church, so I’ve attached the link here if you’d like to listen in. The morning message begins at 39:35, starting with our pastor’s introduction, followed by our women’s ministry director’s portion, and then my portion.

Our women’s ministry director speaks openly about the lies we tend to believe as moms, and it’s a heart-check session!

Here’s a brief summary of my outline: Motherhood is about being, not doing

Be invisible with your Father 

(Matthew 6:1-18)

Be in step with the Spirit 

(Galatians 5:25)

Be increasingly less so Jesus is more 

(John 3:27-30)

Happy Mother’s Day, and I hope this encourages your heart!