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2setsofroses Member |
posted 12-30-2002 08:32 PM
  
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue... Her children arise and call her blessed. Proverbs 31:25-26,28 Motherhood transforms naive, inexperienced young ladies into wise, accomplished women who command respect. Maternal love strengthens us and helps us grow into selfless, thoughtful, and giving adults. I like how author Susan Lapinski describes it: "I guess what I've discovered is the humanizing effect of children in my life, stretching me, humbling me. Maybe my thighs aren't as thin as they used to be, maybe my getaways aren't as glamorous. Still, I like the women that motherhood has helped me become." God has given us an inexplicable strength-a strength beyond our own strength-that allows us to tend to the multiple needs and cares of our precious charges. Life begins with motherhood. What could be more invigorationg, more life-giving, than a house full of energetic teenagers wanting to be fed or a handful of toddlers wanting to play hide and seek or a newborn baby wanting to be held? Besides, as Jesus said in Matthew 10:39, "Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." Committing ourselves to love and care for our children as God commands-even if it means putting their needs above our own time and time again-is the way to a full and abundant life. Mother hood has this kind of selfless love built into the job description. I can assure you, we aren't the ones missing out! I wish I can say I wrote that, but this is an part of a wonderful book called THE POWER OF A POSITIVE MOM written by Karol Ladd. It has taken me much time, but I am beginning to absorb the notion that if I was to do nothing else in life but to worship God and nurture and raise my children, I would be a complete and whole person, missing out on nothing! There is not one thing that I can think of in my life that has given me such joy and satisfaction! Not to mention the growth as a women and a child of God. I hope this encourages all of us to lavish in the reality of our wonderful God given roles! Lots of Love...Marilyn PS By no means am I trying to exclude you wonderful male readers! I am sure there is also a book called, THE POWER OF A POSITIVE DAD! |
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KrissiJo Member |
posted 12-31-2002 09:01 PM
Marilyn-- Once again you have grabbed my attention. Another night that my daughter wanted to stay over grammy's house (thinking this would be a relatively quiet evening) it didn't work out. But I had a really fun night with my children. Throwing confetti at 7:00 saying "Happy New Year", eating at the coffee table together with no Tv for most of the night and then no crying at bedtime---I loved it!!! |
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2setsofroses Member |
posted 12-31-2002 09:32 PM
KrissiJo...Your evening sounded wonderful! I am so glad you had such a great time with your kids! My Mom and Dad came over to watch my boys. My sister and I went out to dinner then we went to the movies, which was sold out! We ended up going food shopping which was really a blessing! I rarely shop alone. I was happily home at 9pm! Honestly, I am truely grateful for my life and look so forward to what this coming year will bring! I wish you and your family much love, peace and happiness in 2003! God Bless! Marilyn |
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MelTorDav Member |
posted 01-01-2003 05:30 PM
Marilyn, Thank you for being careful of the feelings of we Dad's. Any decent husband / father however, with such a wife will praise her accordingly w/ a grateful heart (as is described in Proverbs). God Bless. D.J. [This message has been edited by MelTorDav (edited 01-03-2003).] |
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hailey'smom Member |
posted 01-02-2003 01:52 PM
Marilyn, What a powerful exerpt from that book, I will have to look for it. It sounds great. It sounds like you all had a nice new years eve. Mine too was relativly calm, I went to my Grandmothers where my whole family was but for some reason I felt like just hanging out with my daughter rather than playing board games with the adults while the kids played in the living room. It was fun, but we left around 7:30 and went home and watched movies and ate popcorn, my 21 month old and I stayed up until 10:30, when we threw our confetti and said good-night. She's never been up that late and I think we both dozed on the couch on and off, but we both laughed all night and had a good time, I truely am grateful for all that I have been blessed with. |
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