Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! I am sorry that I waited so long to blog again! And I know I owe you readers day Four and Five of Hannah...But time gets away from me sometimes!

If you could look at a typical Sunday in my house it would go like this....wake up, coffee, breakfast, shower, church, large lunch/dinner, then hang out with my family! Pretty laid back if you ask me. So what made this day so different. Natalee came running into my room this morning "Happy Mother's Day Mommy!!!" She was so excited!

The sermon was WONDERFUL!!!! It made us think about what kind of mom are we trying to be? The Martha Stewart Mom, the Victoria Secret Mom, or the Gloria Steinem Mom. Come on girls! You know we are each of these in some way and none of them are wrong!! Who doesn't want the perfect house that you can entertain in the drop of hat (Martha). Who doesn't want to look like a Victoria Secrets Model after child birth. Or who doesn't want to be that liberated unchained woman (Gloria). What I loved the most about this sermon is that each of us have a little of each of these types of women in us.

But there is one very dangerous thing that Pastor spoke about....was comparing ourselves as moms. He referred to Galatians 6:4-5. "Each one should test his own actions. Then he take pride in himself, without comparing himself to someone else, for each one should carry his own load." Comparing ourselves as moms is really easy to do. I am so guilty of it! When we compare ourselves as moms we then begin to feel guilty and make ourselves feel bad about our parenting skills.  I constantly feel like I could be a better mom. Do more as a mom. Or be a mom like one of my girlfriends do. But then I am reminded of what one of my girlfriend said and she says it alot..."You have to do what is right for your family." And if that means that Natalee falls asleep in my bed then I bring her to her bed, then so be it! Or if Natalee stays up till 9:30pm because we were all watching a movie together or me and her were having special time together. So what!!! Or if I dye parts of my kids hair blue and let her run around like that for the next few days....who cares. And yes we did that this weekend! She even went to church like that.

Not all moms are gonna agree on how we raise our own kids but we need to give ourselves and each other a break! Let's not beat up on each other so much. Our job is hard enough! To raise our children in a world of such yuck yet let them grow up with out keeping them in a bubble. By letting them make mistakes and experiencing the world. We aren't perfect parents! We are gonna make mistakes just like our kids. It is impossible to be a perfect mom. But there are a million ways to be a good mom. We aren't perfect. You want perfect, look at Jesus. You want a good mom, look in a mirror. 

I loved my Mother's Day! I spent it with my family! I wouldn't of traded it for the world.