Parenting

Motherhood

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Young Mother Sewing, oil on canvas c. 1890, Mary Cassatt

Multitasking is a mother’s middle name. Mom’s have to do it all, at once. God has uniquely gifted mothers to juggle, though we don’t always do it well. Sometimes those spinning plates come crashing down, and we clean up the mess, like any good mother.

Mom’s do so many things, and wear so many hats, sometimes piled one on top of the other. Mom’s love fiercely. We love our children so much that we make the costume, and we bake the birthday cake, and we buy the poster board for the school project without complaint. For the satisfaction is knowing that our kids have a smile, and that’s enough.

Mom’s remind those precious children how wonderful they are when they forget. Mom’s protect, comfort, and sit up with sick children in the middle of the night. Mom’s pray, and pray for our kids, because no one else will pray for them like we do.

Here’s to all the mamas out there. You are important in your child’s life. Thank you for loving them, no matter how big or small they are.

She is clothed with strength and dignity;
    she can laugh at the days to come.
She speaks with wisdom,
    and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
Proverbs 31:25-26

“THERE IS NO INFLUENCE so powerful as that of the mother.” Sarah Josephina Hale, American pioneer and writer

“What do girls do who haven’t any mothers to help them through their troubles?” Louisa May Alcott, writer and editor

“Our children are not going to be just “our children” – they are going to be other people’s husbands and wives and the parents of our grandchildren.” Mary S. Calderone, physician and writer

“There is so much to teach, and the time goes so fast.” Erma Bomback, humorist

“There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger.” Agatha Christie, writer

“To love the tender heart ever fled,
As on its mother’s breast the infant throws
Its sobbing face, and there in sleep forgets its woe.” Mary Tighe, Irish poet

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My mom with her mom, 1958.

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Me and my boys, 2020.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Love you all,

Meghan

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