Inspiration

I am just blown away right now my a friend of mine who is in the process of adopting five children at one time. Mind-blowing, right? It gets better. She already has 14 other children.

Lately I've been discouraged, hearing the stories of several women who are choosing not to stay home with their young children. Women who could easily stay home, but don't. One woman, featured in a woman's magazine in an article about how to balance work and family, has been weighing heavily on mind. She is a chef, a very successful one. She absolutely loves cooking. She goes on in the article to say that she doesn't have time to cook for her family during the week and is too busy to cook on the weekends. And you know what? My heart broke a little thinking of her children for whom she does not have the time to cook. I mean, here their mom is, a wonderful chef, and they don't get to eat her food or learn how to cook from her. It just doesn't seem right.

Then there are moms like Rona, she has enough love and nurture in her heart to love and care for 19 children. She and her husband labor to make every penny stretch. She has great stories of how God has provided for them, too. She does all this with a smile and a light shining out of her that is so radiant, you want to look away, but she will hug you first.

Children are a gift. Ask my sweet friend, Steph, whose blog (Baby Braden Petska), you can link to from mine, about how precious a child is and she will tell you that every minute and every breath counts.

Mommy Bird

I am fiercely protective of the mommy robin who decided most unwisely to build her nest in our tree house. What was she thinking? My kids are outside playing everyday and despite repeated warnings not to touch that nest, well...

I watch her as she flies around the backyard waiting for my kids to go back inside so she can safely sit on her nest again. I can feel her anxiety as she darts about, trying, but unable to fully protect and nurture her little ones.

As mothers, we try our best to protect our children. But there are many dangers out there. So much is out of our control.

But we do have a heavenly Father watching over our children. Do we choose to trust Him, or do we flit about anxiously wondering, "but what if?".

"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid, you are worth more than many sparrows." Matthew 10:29-31