Dear Amazing Mom,
In a day and age when social media makes comparison all too tempting and easy, all the reasons you are a great mom may not be the first thoughts that come to your mind.
We can be prone to listing our faults faster and longer than we can fill a grocery list on a holiday weekend. But those messages you tell yourself about how inadequate you are, and how you fear the mistakes you have made will scar your precious children for life are lies from the enemy of your soul. We’ve all been there. We’ve all fallen prey to the lying whispers of our enemy. But, I’m here to remind you…you’re a GREAT mom!
God bestowed upon you the gift of mothering your particular children because you were the best one to steward, guide, and love them. God knew you would be an amazing mom! That’s why He picked you.
As Mother’s Day approaches, I want to remind you of
20 of the ways you have been a GREAT Mom:
1. You rocked, and rocked, and rocked some more when colic was a nightly occurrence.
2. You kiss away boo-boos better than anyone else.
3. You kept your cool no matter how many times they asked “Why?”
4. You held them tight and distracted them during every immunization, and secretly cried wishing you could take their pain away.
5. You saved every baby tooth and lock of hair, recognizing it signaled passage of time out of an era you could never have back again.
6. You sang them songs, substituting their name, as if you had written them just for them.
7. You continued to sew up Mr. Teddy Bear as often as he needed it until they no longer needed him.
8. You attended every extracurricular event you could and cheered loud enough for them to know you were there.
9. You remember who likes what condiments on their hamburgers and hotdogs.
10. You hugged and kissed and thanked them every time they brought home a homemade Mother’s Day gift from school, even when what you wanted was an extra hour or two of sleep.
11. You let Santa, the Easter Bunny, and the tooth fairy take credit for the best gifts.
12. You chauffeured and taxied as if you had nothing else pressing on your schedule.
13. You ensured that the new glasses just added to their cool factor.
14. You magically made breakfast show up at dinner, even when there hadn’t been time to go to the grocery store.
15. Parents of peers reported to you how polite and well-mannered your kids were.
16. You smiled and winked instead of hugging and saying hello when they walked past you in the mall looking cool with their friends.
17. You’ve extended forgiveness every time they asked and often when they didn’t, so they would learn how to forgive others.
18. You showed them what mercy, grace, and forgiveness looked like when shame, bitterness, and resentment were what the world would teach.
19. You prayed for them when they needed guidance, direction, and comfort.
20. And most importantly, you raised them in the way they should go, so that when they are old, they will not depart from it.
20 Reasons you are a GREAT Mom!
You’re amazing, but that’s easy to forget with all that’s going on in the world! Pin this image to remind you later of 20 reasons why you’re a great mom.
Motherhood doesn’t come with an instruction book when we receive our precious cargo. But God has plenty to say about you, and He chose you for such a time as this. Rest in the knowledge that your child is even more important to God. God calls you beautiful and He delights over both of you with singing. Well done, Mom! You are amazing!
I’d love to hear what other ways you know you have been a great mom in the comments below!
Motherhood is one of the hardest jobs there is.
A prayer for mothers and the special role they play.
May I Pray For You?
Dear Heavenly Father,
I thank you for the special role mothers play in the lives of others. I thank you that you have given women the ability to birth new life, and then to steward it in your ways and by your will. Motherhood is one of the hardest jobs there is, yet you give that to us to steward and enjoy. I pray for each mother reading this now, whether it be through birth, adoption, or spiritually, that you would show them how much you delight in them and are pleased with them. I thank you that you continue to work in us to refine us and help us become more like you. And I thank you that even as much as we care about our children, we can rest in the knowledge that you care about them even more. You are a good, good Father. Teach us to be good, good mothers. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Because of Him, #HopePrevails!
For more encouragement for moms, you may like this post: Dear Younger Mother: 20 Lessons I learned to Encourage You.
Wonderful reminder that all the little things count way more than pinterest birthday parties and perfectly decorated bedrooms. Bless you!
We all need to hear this when doubt creeps in. One thing I will add is that you listen to their questions calmly and tell them that it is normal. My girls come to me and outwardly I nod and listen while freaking out on the inside. Ahhh, motherhood! 🙂
I love this! Thank you for linking up over at GraceFull Tuesday!
What an encouraging post Michelle ? Praying you have a blessed Mother’s Day!
This is such a wonderful tribute! I’m sure it can be so easy to forget how loved and appreciated you are as a mom, so this will definitely encourage all the moms out there! Visiting from #GracefullTuesday. 🙂
I learned the magic of the mighty do-over! It helped so much with my snarly pre-teens!
I needed this today. Thank you!!!
Hey Doc, this is pretty awesome! I particularly liked #16, though I don’t know if I would be emotionally mature enough to pull it off. LOL! I’m sharing oven Twitter and FB. Happy Mother’s Day!
Such an encouraging blog for moms! Thank you! As moms our job can be so tiring and thankless but so very important. My children are grown now and ever so often they will make a comment about their childhood and it has always been a blessing because they have joy in the memory even when I feel so often that I missed the mark, didn’t respond properly and just messed up. I am so blessed to have a beautiful relationship with both of my children and feel so loved and appreciated. Thank you for this precious message!! Love you Dr. Michelle! Appreciate your blogs so much!
I can’t check off everything on this list, yet I did the best I could every single day. I tried to be a better mom each day and each year. I know I did a better job with my second that I did with my first, I have apologized to my first and I was the first so I understand. My children are grown and I have a good relationship with both and that is worth every bit of the hard of mothering. I truly believe that we get children that are the perfect fit for us, they teach us as we teach them. Thanks for your thoughts. 8)
A beautiful list every mom needs to hear! Thank you.
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LOVE this post! Thank you. ?
What a lovely list. This blessed my heart. Shared it ?
This list is beautiful, but like Debra above I can’t check it all off. I’m so grateful that God’s grace is enough to cover all the gaps in my mothering.
Love this post, Michelle. Such great encouragement for this special weekend! Thanks, friend.
What a great reminder that the little things make a big difference.
Exciting!