Seems like the Lord is speaking to me lately, since I just started Jen Hatmaker's devotional and the prologue is this poem. Clearly I can relax and just remember that I'm not alone in my thoughts...that we should all just take it easy and pursue God. She is a fun person to read. Does that even make sense? I enjoy reading her writing, because she writes to authentically. I value that.
Before I let you read that...we can talk about a couple things.
I just made these.
and these.
I had these Medjool dates and a hankering for something yummy, but I don't want sugar. So...boom.
Dates can work magic people.
Dates and Coconut Oil.
Ugly but awesome.
Aren't some of the best of us?
Oh, give it a rest, just kidding.
We closed on our old house today.
Official end of a chapter of our lives.
I went over and took some pictures the other day of the boys, sitting in front of the house.
It's hard to get two year olds to sit still. I digress, this topic for another post.
With my NEW (old) camera.
Remember, (oh, wait, you don't remember because I didn't blog at all in December...) that my camera got stolen out of my car while I was running? Well, I just got insurance to give me more money to buy a new one.
Then, I bought from online vendors because Columbus, GA doesn't have good places to buy nice cameras. So, alas, (9weeks later) I finally have a new camera.
But it's the same as my old one.
So, not that thrilling.
And it didn't come with a cute ruffled camera strap.
Alright. Life is pretty sweet. Sitting on the front porch of my rental house. Enjoying a nice Georgia March day (the only month you can sit outside without freezing or burning alive...). Life is good.
I hope you have a fabulous day. Especially after you read this.
A (Fairly Lame) Ode to Mothers
An ode to the marvelous woman called "Mother"
Though not one of us is exactly like another.
From the second we're born to the minute we die
Our preferences are as limitless as stars in the sky.
We might have been perfectly gracious before
But childbirth entered us in the Mommy War.
Rather than letting everyone else be
We criticize parenting that isn't exactly like . . . me.
So once and for all let me put this to rest
None of us owns the title of "best."
Natural childbirth does not make you a hippy
Epidurals are not just for women who want to feel trippy.
In a bathtub with a doula or in a hospital bed
We all got a baby with limbs and a head.
Nursing is great if nothing goes wrong
But some nipples turn inward and refuse to play along.
This is a choice for each mom - it's her route
So it's just A + B and everyone else can C their way out.
Schedules and timers do not make you cruel
Feeding on demand does not make you a fool.
In the nursery with a monitor or in the family bed
Every chick gets to pick where her baby lays his head.
If I see one more mom roll her eyes at "organic . . . "
"Partially hydrogenated" throws some of us into panic.
But neither judge Sonic burgers and fries
Some of us just want to enjoy food before we die.
Preschool, home school, public, or Montessori
Listen, my friends, and I'll tell you a story:
Two moms differed on favorite school trends
Their kids turned out pretty much the same. The end.
If a girl gets the title of "mom" accidentally
The worst thing we can do is treat her judgmentally.
How about some love, some help, some advice?
She needs our love and we shouldn't think twice.
Discipline through various methods will prevail
Look, we're all just trying to keep our kids out of jail.
These things are just preferences, not right or wrong
What matters more is teaching our kids to get along -
To love and to share, to speak gently and kind,
To obey so that mom won't go out of her mind.
Showing them Jesus is our common ground
Teaching them how he can always be found.
He's present in public school and Waldorf (so trendy)
He's over at Whole Food but also at Wendy's.
Jesus never cared about these sorts of things
It's our hearts that he wants and the worship we bring.
It's time for us moms to declare a truce
Regardless if we buy Capri Sun or 100 percent juice.
My way is not your way, and your way isn't mine
But both of our kids will turn out just fine.
Rather than judging and looking down our noses
Let's enjoy the common ground motherhood poses.
As believers, we all love the same good Lord
We all have children who tell us "I'm bored."
We all need more sleep that these tiny five hours
Most of us struggle to find time for a shower.
We haven't been to the bathroom alone in an age
Our mothers have all told us, "Relax, this is just a stage."
We all love our babies so much we could die
We'd take a bullet for each one without batting an eye.
Though we are different , we're in the same tribe
Motherhood requires a similar vibe-
Love and affection, sacrifice and grace
Laugher, which keeps the whole mechanism in place.
Though different, by the grace of God, I suspect:
ALL our children will rise up and call us collect.
I love the poem. Do you mind if I share?
ReplyDeleteI have been obsessed with some date/choc larabar type things this week.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.jensnaturalkitchen.com/homemade-fudge-brownie-larabar/ - gonna blog about them tomorrow ;-)
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