Hey there! My name is Faith and I blog at The Life Of Faith. It’s a play on words really because not only do I write about my life as a wife and mama, I also love to share about my faith as well. It all works out pretty nicely!
This is me.
I have been married to my amazing hubby for a little over 2 years now and God blessed us with a sweet baby girl just 5 months ago. Although I am still a newbie, I have learned much in this journey called motherhood and I love to share the lessons God teaches me through my daughter.
Is Being a Mom really that important?
Even before I became a mom, I have had an inward struggle with significance. I tend to seek out my feeling of adequacy and acceptance in the world’s eyes rather than in Gods. It’s a fault that I readily recognize but still struggle with. Really, this post is just as much for me as for anyone else!
When Kaleigh was born, my hubby and I made the decision that I would be a stay-at-home mama.
I didn’t want it any other way, and I am so grateful that God has put us in a financial situation where that was possible.
However, in just 5 short months, I have come to learn that in the world’s eyes, a woman without a real “career” is a failure.
Stay at home moms are referred to as “just” a stay at home mom. As if that’s all you do…and it’s really nothing.
When people asked me what I do or where I work, I often find myself hanging my head with shame and answering with the cliche phrase “oh, I’m just a mom.”
Just a mom? I’m Kaleigh’s only mom and that’s something that no one else can be!
When did being a mother change from being the highest calling to something that’s an afterthought?
(Just as a side note, I believe that working mothers are also a part of this struggle to realize the importance of being a mom. I realize that not everyone is able to stay home with their babies and those women are just as much mothers as those who stay home.)
And so I struggle with feeling insignificant. Sure I change 10 diapers a day, spend a few hours a day nursing, read books and play with Kaleigh, but does what I do really matter?
Not to mention, at the end of the day, I’d rather have this sweet face looking at me knowing that I did the best I could to love and care for her than the approval of the world or any manager or boss.
More importantly, if I’m doing what God has called me to do, then nothing else matters.
I have come to realize that when I have a chance to serve my daughter or hubby, it’s an opportunity to lay aside myself and serve the Lord.
Matthew 25:40 says “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
In our society, children are regarded as “the least of these”. While children used to be a blessing, they are now too often treated as a nuisance and an afterthought. I want to encourage you to go against the norm and recognize that every time you lay down that project to answer a cry, or give up finishing that blog post to change a diaper, it’s an opportunity to serve Christ and bring Him glory.
There really is no better “career” than that.
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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