This past Sunday there was a lesson given that really made me reflect on my life, and more specifically my role as a mother. The subject was "Don't be in a Hurry to...."(-fill your life with business, waste your time on nonsense activities, forget the first commandment, .....fill in the blank!) The one thing that I have been thinking about is that I am always trying to rush TIME. I complain that I don't have enough time to do things as a busy mom of three kids, but at the same time I sometimes find myself saying "Ugh, I can't wait until they are older!" I have three kids, but definitely feel like a new mom still. I am constantly trying to do better and not wishing the kids to be older, but wishing them to stay young longer!
I still haven't figured out how to have more good days than bad as a mom, but what I do know is that time is flying with these kids! Sometimes I still have a hard time coming to grips that I have 3, THREE kids already!? When did that happen? I thought I just graduated from high school last year? How is my little baby starting Kindergarten next year? How is my little girl crawling already?
So as time flies by I have so many things to work on....How do I gain more patience for the slow way my little ones get things done? How do I let my wish for perfection go and just let them scoop the cookie dough on the pan in their messy fashion splattered in whichever spot it lands? How do I teach them respect for others and themselves? How do I teach them what it means to work hard? How do I teach them to be who their Heavenly Father wants them to be and not what the world wants them to be?
If there is one thing that I have learned in this past year (and has been on my mind every single day) is that our time with our loved ones is precious and our time is not our own. We just don't know when we will hear the last "I love you", give the last kiss, or hear the last giggle. I know we can't live our lives in constant fear, and keep our loved ones locked up all day, but we can be thankful for each day we have with each other. I can be thankful and savor the good and the bad moments of motherhood. I can savor the giggles, the silly imaginations, the snuggles, the sweet potato stained smiles, and even the 12, 3 and 5am night wakings, the toothpaste smeared sinks, and the stinky diapers. I can use each day as it is meant for, to learn and progress. Though motherhood/life doesn't come with a manual, thank goodness I don't have to figure it all out on my own. I have amazing parents, sisters, grandparents, friends, scriptures, prayer, apostles, and prophets to learn from. I have my husband to take the journey with.
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I love you and this post. You are a wonderful momma!
So well put! I totally need to remind myself of that very same thing each and every day!
amen tiffany! the little ones grow so fast. i grab the camera or video just about every day to capture something cute. because we don't think we'll forget the little things they do, but we will!
and i've learned to love the early morning wakings - for whatever reason - usually teething, these days :). i get to rock little cora to sleep, which she never lets me do. i love it. other things make me sad - madsen doesn't want to hold my hand as much when we walk somewhere and celia will be starting kindergarten too! i can't believe it. we DO need to enjoy each day.
So true Tiffany! Great reminder. Miss you.
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