I will be your home...
I will be your guide...
I will be your friend...
always on your side....
- "Night Mantra" by Renee & Jeremy
As those words played on Pandora, tears stung the back of my eyes. For whatever reason - those words tugged at my heart. It was as if I was being reminded by my Heavenly Father what motherhood is all about.
He entrusted me with two beautiful boys. To create a loving & peaceful home - full of joy, laughter, and happy memories. To guide them through this earthy adventure. To teach them & help them become the men they have the potential to be. To love them completely & totally. & to have them that regardless of what they do I will be there to love them & support them unconditionally.
I have been struggling. Learning how to still be the mom Evan needs me to be & how to become the mom Alex needs me to be has left me grasping at straws. Most days I do okay - I know I could do better - be better. Other days my patience is gone 30 seconds after rolling out of bed - & I just snap at whoever or whatever happens to be in my path. In those times, I feel like a horrible mom & need to take a moment to regroup. Remind myself it will all be okay & try to enjoy the crazy mess that being a mom to a 6 year old & 8 week old is.
I hope to very soon have those words on canvases over Alex's crib to help remind me in those times when I'm losing my mind & my patience is all by shot - That I am their home. their guide. their friend. always on their side. & so much more -
because I'm their mom.
{ <3 you two }
YOu're doing great momma! Its so hard to beat ourselves, when we see others around us 'doing a better job'. The love for your children is enough!!! Thanks for coming by the hop!
ReplyDeleteNew follower from the hop... going from 1 to 2 is a big transition!
ReplyDeletehaving our 2nd was our biggest obstacle, I wasn't sure how I was going to make it...somehow we survive and then thrive. Love covers a host of mistakes!!! good luck and hang in there. I am your newest follower..pls follow back if you can.
ReplyDeleteand BTW, 3 is so much easier than 2...you become a whole lot smarter!!!
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm glad you found me, so I can follow you back! This post made me teary eyed (hormones...grrr). Being a mom is hard, but your doing a fabulous job!
ReplyDeleteKeep plugging along! Those days might be tough but they go so quick and before you know it they'll be grown up. It's such a challenge to enjoy every day, but it can be done! I just found your blog and have loved getting to know you better. I hope you don't mind if I follow along!
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