Mom Heart Moments #259

Even the stork in the sky knows her seasons; and the turtledove and the swift and the thrush observe the time of their migration.

EVEN AS THERE ARE SEASONS of various types of weather, so there are many seasons to a mother’s life. One day she loves her children and thinks they are the greatest gift God has given. Another day, she isn’t sure she even likes them, but she is obedient and makes decisions moment by moment just to keep going.

Recently, a young mom I know confessed that she sometimes has a hard time feeling close to her young children and being available to them emotionally because she is tired. Most women feel this fairly often! There were many times throughout the years that I did not feel like giving of myself or doing housework, and I didn’t always feel close to my children. So I would just put one foot in front of the other anyway, seeking to be loving and gracious and patient, even though I did not feel like it. Eventually, more joyful feelings would return.

Mine was a whirlwind of seasons: some when I felt lots of love for my children and they seemed to be growing and I enjoyed them, and others filled with darkness and struggle and seemingly no real life or growth in our home.

The truth is, motherhood has its seasons. A mama’s faithfulness through all the seasons of home life profoundly affects the story the family will tell.

What does your season look like today? Keep in mind that just as the pages of the calendar turn, so the seasons of motherhood change. How will you prepare?