Right now I'm re-reading a fantastic book called A Mother's Heart by Jean Fleming. If you're a mom, or hoping to become one, I highly recommend it. It's such an honest portrait of the joys and hopes and challenges and frustrations of motherhood... and it provides amazing insight on how to be a godly mother and really seek God's heart for our children and point them to Him.
As I was reading last night, I was really struck by this paraphrase of 1 Corinthians 13 as it relates to my role of wife and mother... I thought it might bless someone else today as it did me...
If I keep my house immaculately clean, and am envied by all for my interior decorating, but do not show love in my family—I’m just another housewife.
If I’m busy in community affairs, teach Sunday school, and drive in the carpool, but fail to give adequate love to my family–I gain nothing.
Love changes diapers, cleans up messes, and ties shoes–over and over and over again.
Love is kind, though tired and frazzled.
Love doesn’t envy another wife–one whose children are ‘spaced’ better or in school so she has time to pursue her own interests.
Love doesn’t try to impress others with my abilities or knowledge as a mother.
Love doesn’t scream at the kids and apologizes when I do.
Love doesn’t feel cheated because I didn’t get to do what I wanted to do today–sew, read, soak in a hot tub.
Love doesn’t assume that my children are being naughty just because their noise level is irritating.
Love doesn’t rejoice when other people’s children misbehave and make mine look good. Love is genuinely happy when others are honored by their children.
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