This Life
When Alia started sitting up a couple weeks ago we were so excited watching her as she grows and develops. But then... last Saturday we were at a friend's house and she was playing on the floor and got right up on her hands and knees. WHOA!!!! Slow down...suddenly my little baby is on the doorstep to being a fully ambulatory child. When did she get that big? When did I blink and miss that? I took a few moments to mourn how fast it all goes. How I would love to bottle up some of her "baby" moments and relish them a little longer than real time allows.
I know I am totally being nostalgic and sentimental and maybe even getting a bit sappy, but I am a mommy who loves her baby more than life itself, who carried this child within me for 9 months and gave birth (let's not take that lightly!) to her....I think occasional sap is an acceptable (and somewhat expected) byproduct! So, soon she will be crawling (even typing that makes my mind warp) and baby gates will be a necessity in our home.
My baby growing up is a bit sad but it reminds me of how much I need to be a great mom. She is getting older and starting to notice my behaviors. Do I spend too much time working at the computer when I should be playing with her? Am I giving her the right signals in my daily activities and attitudes that reflect the way I want her to behave someday? Are my responses to her unwanted behaviors appropriate to teach her to be a well-behaved, respectful and delightful young person while still promoting her creativity and individual personality? I suppose this makes it sound like it must be so much harder to be a good mom as kids grow older. In some ways, yes, but in other ways I think, no...just more purposeful.
So, I move forward doing the best that I can (with God's help) as a mom and praying that Alia will see my choices and behaviors as full of love and deeply desiring to be Christ-like.
I challenge all you moms out there who call Christ your LORD (Master) to serve him with your actions and words and be a awesome example to your kids of how it looks to live every day in a way that would please Jesus....isn't that what this life is for?
I know I am totally being nostalgic and sentimental and maybe even getting a bit sappy, but I am a mommy who loves her baby more than life itself, who carried this child within me for 9 months and gave birth (let's not take that lightly!) to her....I think occasional sap is an acceptable (and somewhat expected) byproduct! So, soon she will be crawling (even typing that makes my mind warp) and baby gates will be a necessity in our home.
My baby growing up is a bit sad but it reminds me of how much I need to be a great mom. She is getting older and starting to notice my behaviors. Do I spend too much time working at the computer when I should be playing with her? Am I giving her the right signals in my daily activities and attitudes that reflect the way I want her to behave someday? Are my responses to her unwanted behaviors appropriate to teach her to be a well-behaved, respectful and delightful young person while still promoting her creativity and individual personality? I suppose this makes it sound like it must be so much harder to be a good mom as kids grow older. In some ways, yes, but in other ways I think, no...just more purposeful.
So, I move forward doing the best that I can (with God's help) as a mom and praying that Alia will see my choices and behaviors as full of love and deeply desiring to be Christ-like.
I challenge all you moms out there who call Christ your LORD (Master) to serve him with your actions and words and be a awesome example to your kids of how it looks to live every day in a way that would please Jesus....isn't that what this life is for?
posted by Becky | 12:47 PM
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