So, I posted a video on Facebook the other day of my youngest son playing in the kitchen sink while the water was running....
What I didn't post was that he had also pulled all the knives from my knife block down into the sink with him!
Why do I say this now?
I was thinking the other day, and telling a friend "the rest of the story" because I had already gotten some flack for leaving him "alone" long enough to do what the video showed.
I was telling people so that other moms could be free to realize they are not alone in their parenting mishaps and all the while, I was completely not telling the whole story because I suffer from feeling like that same parenting failure that I am trying to free other moms from! Whoa! Does that even make sense?! I am not sure but what I am sure of it this:
As a mom, there have been many times when I have either done something (or not done something for that matter) simply because I was influenced by outside forces and not because I was just being me- the best mom I could be.
And guess what? Me- the best mom I could be messes up! I am selfish, self-centered, and don't have all the answers. But you know what else? I am doing the best I can and in the end, I will have grown children with life experiences and love and grace will cover the rest!
So, I encourage you today, be the best mom (or person) you can be! Be free from what you think are the demands of people; follow Him and be you! And I will too :)
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