The Many Faces of Motherhood

Friday, 7th September 2007
Kids Parenting

Motherhood is gazing with love at your child’s face.

Motherhood is kissing the owies and making them better.

Motherhood is packing a lunch with love, making sure your child’s body and spirit are nurtured.

Motherhood is encouraging your children in their strengths.

Motherhood is helping your children overcome their weaknesses.

Motherhood is disciplining your children, so they will grow up to be a responsible adults.

Motherhood is driving your children to soccer practice, dance recitals, and swimming lessons.

Motherhood is passing up the new purse in favor of buying your children the new shoes they need.

Motherhood is being the adult and speaking calmly, even when you want to scream.

Motherhood is asking for forgiveness from your children when you forget you’re the adult and scream.

Motherhood is making decisions based not on what feels good at the moment, but based on what is important for your child’s future.

Motherhood is crying with your daughter when she’s been rejected by a friend.

Motherhood is sitting up all night with your son when he has a high fever.

Motherhood is training your children to resist peer pressure and make good decisions for themselves.

Motherhood is forgiving your children when they make bad decisions.

Motherhood is constantly being on your knees in prayer for the welfare of your children.

Motherhood is tough.

Motherhood is unselfish.

Motherhood is exhausting.

Motherhood is the most rewarding thing a woman can do.

Motherhood is completely worth every moment.

This post is part of the Group Writing Project at MamaBlogga.

21 Comments

childlife

Friday, 7th September 2007 at 9:00 am
 

Lynnae -

This is truly lovely! It reminded me of a beautiful ‘Motherhood Version’ of 1 Corinthians 13. Thank you for such an insightful and inspiring post.

Jordan (MamaBlogga)

Friday, 7th September 2007 at 7:05 pm
 

Beautiful post! I love the simple form and the rhythm that it gives–and I love the snapshots that you use to convey the essence of motherhood.

Thank you so much for participating!

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Friday, 7th September 2007 at 7:23 pm
 

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Lynnae

Friday, 7th September 2007 at 8:07 pm
 

Thank you, ladies!

ursula

Friday, 7th September 2007 at 8:59 pm
 

Your last line says it all!

Thanks for stopping by my site.

Tiffany

Saturday, 8th September 2007 at 12:02 am
 

What a great post! Simplistic to the eye and yet so involved for the mind and the heart.

Kate

Saturday, 8th September 2007 at 1:50 am
 

The only one I can’t relate to is this: “Motherhood is driving your children to soccer practice, dance recitals, and swimming lessons.”

It might be true, but I think motherhood is trying to find ways to drive less to help fix our damaged environment so that our children can have a future.

warillever

Saturday, 8th September 2007 at 2:53 am
 

This is a beautiful post. I also love your template.

Amanda Regan (madamspud169)

Saturday, 8th September 2007 at 2:55 am
 

Simple but true although you missed retrieving peas from your childrens nose……………….oh wait, maybe it’s just my son that needs my help with that!

Mama Zen

Saturday, 8th September 2007 at 5:35 am
 

You captured it perfectly. I particularly like “Motherhood is being the adult.” That’s often the hardest part, I think.

Jenner

Saturday, 8th September 2007 at 8:14 am
 

Beautiful post. Motherhood brings everything it is possible to feel and experience.

Lynnae

Saturday, 8th September 2007 at 12:56 pm
 

Thanks, everyone!

And Amanda, I think in my son’s case it was a bean up the nose. :)

Michelle at Scribbit

Saturday, 8th September 2007 at 7:16 pm
 

As I was reading this I was thinking that you should submit it to MamaBlogga. So glad you did.

phyllis@imabima

Sunday, 9th September 2007 at 6:28 pm
 

i agree…the adulthood is certainly the hardest part for me. when i just want to cry with them from frustration….what a great piece you wrote. thanks.

Kathy in WA

Sunday, 9th September 2007 at 10:14 pm
 

Enjoyed your post! Thanks for writing. I wish I had jumped in and done something myself. Loved your wonderful list. :)

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Monday, 10th September 2007 at 9:21 am
 

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