Dearest Sisters,
HAPPY Mother's Day MONDAY! You deserve an extra day! Smile!
I hope you all had wonderful, wonderful celebrations yesterday! Yay! Hooray! Don't let the laughter stop! Don't let the hugs and kisses stop! Don't let the love stop! Don't let the good times stop! Keep celebrating! Keep partying!
It's an honor and privilege to parent our kiddos. We may not always do everything perfectly but, with God's help, we get the job done. Keep parenting (and grandparenting), BY FAITH!!!!! There's REALLY no other successful way to do so.
Our kids will be kids. They are human just like us. Our lives and journeys will get "real" and very messy but our role as moms is to point our children back to Christ. Christ is our target; our bullseye.
Discipleship is parenting. And, parenting is discipleship. We raise our children in the Lord via relationship. Daily we model to our kids how to live as a Christian. And, through day-to-day, moment-by-moment interactions, we teach them how to follow Christ.
When Christ was developing his disciples, He used himself as the guide. He used his relationships with them to teach by example, interaction, and stories. The Lord's model is a timeless, classic.
By and large, our children will become us. I hope that's comforting to you because everyday you are replicating yourself. As Pastor Voddie Baucham says, "you can say ouch or AMEN!" Seek the Lord, He can help!
Sisters, please gather your kiddos around the table TODAY. Tell them a story about your life, particularly a story in which you were tested, overcame, and your faith in God was boosted. We lead by example, interaction, and story. Invest is your relationships with your kiddos. Relationship trumps any self-help kit, DVD, CD, or podcast on the market for mothering or discipling tips.
Happy Monday!
Love, blessings, and hugs
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