By Sally Clarkson
So I am not very good at writing out exactly how I am feeling and what I am going through but I am going to try. I have been reading this book "The Mission of Motherhood" by Sally Clarkson for almost a year. I think I got it in the spring. I started going through it with my friends which was really good but due to busy schedules and multiple kids it just wasn't working out. I kept reading it on my own though. I am a slow reader so it takes me a while to get through books.
I have been reading it every morning when I wake up and have my "me time". It has been such an encouragement to start my morning with this. To know that other moms struggle with similair feelings of discontentment and lack of purpose but to not give up. There is a way to find purpose in the mundane duties of motherhood. Every day is a process of accepting my role, finding peace and joy and contentment in my day and pouring that into my children, my home and my husband. Some days are more successful than others but God is good and always there for me.
Here is a paragraph that spoke to me this morning.
"This task of stewarding children's lives is not a short-term process.
There is no quick list of rules that can be followed in one short year
that will ensure success. The mission of motherhood requires grit. It
requires perseverance. And that often means years of repetitious and
mundane tasks, years of repeating yourself, years of wondering whether
anything you do or say makes a difference.
I think the only thing that will give us sufficient strength to persevere
is an enduring faith."
Endurance, perseverance, faith, trust... this is what will get me through my days. I don't want to sound like I need to get through and I am miserable and can't stand being a stay at home mom. That is not the case at all, I love my life, my girls, this choice that I/we have made for me to stay home BUT I get worn down, stressed, overwhelmed, doubtful, and so on. So I need my daddy God to help me through! I am so thankful I have Him to go through this with me.
Well I guess I got my point across. Evey girl is awake now so I must go. Check out Sallys books mamas or her blog(her button is on the right side of my blog) you will be so blessed. I am almost done this one and hopefully getting a new one for Christmas just in time!
~peace~
