"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children...What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else." ~Elder M. Russell Ballard
[self portrait | 8 May]
There have been many years where the weight of motherhood pressed heavily on me. I never felt like a good mother. Never felt I measured up to this sacred roll I was given. I've definitely grown a lot as a woman and mother these last 10 years. I'm not perfect, never going to be perfect, and I no longer feel the pressure that I have to be. I love my three girls completely and that love is what motivates me to do my best and keep going even when I think I can't. Bella sent me an email a few months ago asking me, "Is it hard being a mother?" It really made me think. I didn't know what to say so I told her the truth. Motherhood is the most challenging, yet greatest thing I've ever done in my life. I wouldn't change it for anything.
I am who I am today because of them and what they've taught me. Girls I love you more than words can express and I thank God daily that they're mine forever.
I love girls.
I love you mom.
Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there fighting the good fight!
5 comments:
My 10 year old has asked me that a few times, but usually when we are in a fight LOL!
what a fabulous post and photo!
I love your words of wisdom!
Motherhood is the most challenging but rewarding thing I have ever done in my life! I love it yet am scared of it daily!
You are so inspiring as a Mom, Wife and CHild of God, thank YOU!
tara
happy belated mother's day! hope you had a wonderful one. darling picture of you and the girls....
I love that picture of you!
love this post. all of it. you all look so dreamy and happy. and i love tess's posture, like she is the most comfortable person in the entire world. ;-D
there have been a few times that i've melted into a pool of tears when the wall of resistance has been met in motherhood. it's in those times that e will come and pat my head, stroke my hair, and hug me saying, "it's ok, i know it's hard to be a mama" there's a quote by neal a maxwell that's one of my faves, but he says that family life is the most raw experience we will ever have. it is here that we learn compassion, love, communication. your girls are learning how to be a woman, a mother, a friend from your kind and shining example. so love you!
What a great photo!
My grandma always said that there is no job in the world more difficult or more important than that of a mother. I tend to agree. Self-doubt and guilt seem to plague mothers all along the way, too, which is so annoying and hard to overcome.
I love what one of the presenters in your class said about making sure your children know that you love being a mother! Something I want to actively address.9
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