Boy has this subject made the rounds this week, all inspired by the Time magazine cover from my last post.
And it has made me think. Alot.
So, am I mom enough?
No.
I have made no secret of the fact that as a mother, I have no clue what I am doing. I am going on purely gut instinct.
And Lord help me, I mess up. Alot. Everyday I feel the overwhelming guilt and drawing down of myself for something I have done or not done. Something I have said in the heat of anger or frustration. Something I have let go instead of addressing...because I am just...tired.
I am not a perfect mother. Nor am I a particularly good mother. I am impatient. I am unkind at times. And I am hard pressed to spend quality time with my kids when there is so MUCH ELSE to do.
I am not a good mother. Not on my own.
But oh those moments. Those beautiful fleeting and all consuming moments...when I realize I am exactly where I am supposed to be in this life an in this world. When I am content, happy, and joyful.
And those moments ALWAYS involve my children. Always.
I look at them. I study their faces and their hands as they play. I stroke their cheeks and kiss their sweet skin. And I am home. Home to myself, and perfectly at peace.
That sacred space in my soul, one that can, at times, be disturbed by the winds of this world, sits silent and peaceful. The world pauses. The tide stops.
And I am in the moment, with my children. And with my great and loving God.
See, by myself, I am nothing. I am a broken and ruined city, sitting darkened and deserted.
But with Him, I am restored. I am alight with the love He gives me. I am the city on the hill, shining the way for my children
I am alight with the love it is my responsibility to teach these two sweet human beings He has given into my care.
No. By myself, as I am I am not mom enough.
But God be praised I have a savior. One who loves me enough to raise me from the darkness. One who has enough faith in me to give me my babies. One who sees me as a daughter, beloved and cherished.
Am I mom enough?
No.
But my God is certainly God enough. And through him I can be the mom my children need and deserve.
