Dear Mom Friend,
Continue to do the best you can.
To the mothers who are alone and show up daily for their children, do the best you can.
To mothers who have partners but are responsible for the care of the children, do the best you can.
To mothers who are not well, some emotionally, mentally or physically or mothers who are unwell in all areas, do the best you can.
To mothers battling disease and sickness and choosing to be present in the face of adversity, continue to do the best you can.
To mothers carrying so much guilt because they feel deep down that they are not doing the best for their children, do the best you can.
To mothers who have endured trauma trying to heal, putting the pieces of their lives together and trying not to allow their children to endure what they had to continue to do the best you can.
To the mothers who are learning on this life-changing journey, continue to do the best you can.
To mothers who did not have mothers, to be an example for them, do the best you can.
To mothers who are walking on in this journey and are an encouragement to others continue to do the best you can.
To mothers being open and honest about what they are going through, continue to do the best you can.
What I am proud of you for, Mother Friend, is the fact that you keep showing up for your little ones. I want you to know that I am proud of you for showing up.
I fully understand that motherhood is no easy feat. If we are going to be present, it will take a toll on us. No two motherhood journeys are the same, so let us, as mothers, seek to encourage each other, lift each other up, lend a helping hand, and share an encouraging word.
The expectation of motherhood can never be a one-size-fits-all image because life is different for all of us. What might look like mediocre to others might be a mother giving everything she has based on her circumstances.
You see, the mom we so heavily criticize might be a victim of trauma. As I grow and change in this life, I am at the place where I understand that some of the deepest scars cannot be seen. They are not physical, but they are deep in the emotions and hearts of individuals.
The mom who does not seem present might have never experienced the love and security of her parents or must work so that her little ones are able to eat.
The mom, who seems absent and laid-back, might be battling an illness that has sapped her energy and joy.
The mom, who seems angry and rough, might be doing what she was taught.
Humanity has been affected by the fall, but friend, where sin did abound, grace much more abounds.
Romans 5:21-25 “But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: that as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Let us seek to understand and not to condemn.
My Prayer For You
I pray for you, Mother, that where you feel weak, you will understand that God is made perfect in weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:8-10 “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Where you feel guilt and condemnation, God will remind you that all your sins, past, present and future, have been nailed to the cross.
Where you feel sick, you are healed by His stripes.
Isaiah 53:5 “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”
Where you feel broken, Jesus is close to brokenhearted.
Psalms 34:18 “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
When you feel like an emotional wreck, you have the comforter.
John 14:26 “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
Where you feel messy and in sin, you have a physician.
Luke 5:31-32 “And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Where you feel you are in trouble, your God is present to help you in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
When you feel that God has neglected you, He says I will never leave or forsake you.
Hebrews 13:5 “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Whatever you feel you need, He is.
He is the great ‘I Am’.
Amen.
Mother Friend, whenever you fall, pick yourself up and go again. You are on your own unique journey of motherhood all by yourself. You are not in a race. Get up, friend, and start from where you are.
Motherhood is such a beautiful journey if we understand that we are imperfect people loved by a perfect God.
He is the one who will work out all the pain and hurt for our good.
Pain and hurt are inevitable in this life. Continue to pray the will of God over your children and know fully well that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ.
Your children are born with a particular purpose in mind; lead them to God, remembering He is sovereign and all things will work for them that love the Lord.
We are not exempt from the fall our children are not exempt from the fall. Mom you will never be perfect just do the best you can.
Allow the Lord to lead you and do the best you can.
I hope these words encourage you, Friend!
Feel free to share with anyone who might need these words of encouragement.
Thinking out loud because life is better shared.
Kimberlee
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