I am on a mission...

When I was around 8..

I won poem writing contest..

for mother's day..

Impressed right?

OK here is the truth..

by win..

I mean tied for first..

and by poem writing contest..

I mean a contest with like 6 other kids at our church's mothers day banquet..

Still impressed aren't you?

With such prestige surrounding the poem..

surely you can see why almost 20 years later..

I still have it memorized...

A Mother's mission never ends..

In Fact it just begins..

Each day of a mother's life..

from cooking to cleaning to making the beds..

A Mother's mission isn't the easiest..

but perhaps it is the best..



Here is the thing 8 year old me didn't realize..
that my mission as a mommy..
has nothing to do with housekeeping and culinary skills..
My mission is to love on those kiddos..
(even though having a clean house and feeding them is loving them)

It's to find patience when I have none..
To be understanding when my lip gloss has been used to create a masterpiece on the wall..

To get on the floor and play with them..
when I have a sink full of dishes and rooms to clean..
because they are more important than tasks..

To always speak kindly of their Daddy...
To be on my knees lifting them up to the Father who loves them more than I can fathom...

That is my mission..
to raise kids to know the wonderful love of our Saviour..

So today..
there are many tasks to do..
But only one mission..
To Love God, love others
in everything that I do..
It is more important for me to have a loving house..
than a clean one..