This has been a mother of a month for me! Many mother issues have literally bombarded me. Here are the mothering things happening:
- U.S. Mother’s Day celebrated
- Bolivian Mother’s day coming up
- Women’s meetings where I speak as a mother cheering her kiddos on
- Spoke at church about strong families, including the part of a mother
- Helped a woman in the church work through a second miscarriage – she wants so desperately to be a mother
- The irony of that precious mother-to-be is that she mothers the orphans in the orphanage as the director
- Had a couple of heart-to-heart get-togethers over coffee with our group of missionary mothers
- Said farewell to three of my mother friends going home on furlough
- Saw a great mother video on the blog of a fellow missionary mother in Indonesia
- Found the blog of an encouraging author who is also a home schooling mother
- Reading a book by that same author called The Ministry of Motherhood
- The book was lent to me by another mother who is a dear friend of mine
- Have worked through allowing a gal help me home school my kids
- Have managed my household, learning to have a content heart as I waited for house help
- Answered the door yesterday and a mother who is a member of our church said she has a relative that just came into town and is looking for work
- That girl is here at the house now helping me out
- Let the truth that motherhood is a calling for which God equips you settle in my heart
- Learned that I cannot mother everybody – there are specific people that need me to play that important role in their lives and others who absolutely do not
- Discovered a term that I will be exploring more closely in the days, weeks, and years to come: Grace Based Parenting
- Mothered my children
So these are some things that hit me in my heart today as I sat relishing the beautiful company of my friends on a super comfy couch inhaling the rich aroma of good coffee.
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that’s a whole lotta mothering going on there, hot mama!
You are so going to laugh at me… I understood finally what you were saying this morning when you said Grace Based Parenting, but the first two or three times you said it I heard “Gray Space Parenting” and I was thinking… hmmm… does that mean allowing for more gray, as in not everything’s black and white
I was so confused… and then I heard it right 
it’s an adventure when you’ve got Spanish, English, and Toddlerese floating around in your head all at the same time 
So good to see you this morning and hope we get to sit down and chat this coming week! Have a great weekend!
I have both those books:
Ministry of Motherhood and Grace Based Parenting. I’ve not had a chance to read either of them, but am looking forward to it.
I love it when the “theme” of a particular season in life is so clear… as it seems to be for you right now. I love being able to share in your motherhood journey… if even through the glimpses that you publish in this space!
I love that you can encapsulate these things all at the same time. Good lessons. I’m quite sure that every woman/mother goes through them at some point in life (as I will myself). God is good.
Laura – Ha! I know about the language cocktail slushing around in our brains.
Sitting and chatting will be done by us this week – I am looking forward to it.
Amy – yes, it is good when the lens of the soul if finally brought into focus. But waiting for that moment can be tedious and wearisome. I am grateful to God for this peek into his plan.
Annie – God is good – all the time.
Alece – you are the hot mama, little miss bun warmer.
Danielle – I didn’t know that there was a whole book called Grace Based Parenting – very awesome!
I love all your thoughtful posts about mothering. Truly a blesing!
I’m sure you are an inspiration to all those gals on your list. You sure are to me!