Anyone with small children knows, raising them and maintaining your sanity certainly isn’t easy… For those days when the whining never stops, there are unending disputes to settle or I’ve changed my 5th poopy diaper of the day, it’s nice to be able to maintain (or regain) some perspective.My mommy brain suffers from this on those REALLY bad days. Ever have one? You know, the kind of day where you just want to crawl out of your skin and run away. Ok, ok, that maybe a bit melodramatic, but you get my point, right?
So I remind myself of who God has called me to be – both as a person and as a mother to these boys. Reminding myself of the big picture brings me back into balance!
I wrote my first mission statement two years ago and it has been interesting to go back and read my thoughts. I’ve made some tweaks and added a new goal to the bunch, so here you go!
I desire to live holistically, authentically – meaning that I want my core values to play a critical role in every decision that I make. I want to live what I believe instead of merely having a piecemeal/compartmentalized approach to life. This undergirds my goals as a parent and really as a human being.
I have three primary interrelated goals:
- That my children would have a deep and abiding relationship with Jesus Christ,
- That they would have a genuine love for other people,
- That they would be joyful, life-long learners.
I’ll write more about each of these aspects later and give a more detailed explanation on how I hope to build these goals into my everyday life and not just have it be a random thing that I mark off a ‘to-do’ list.
Mission-Minded – Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
You know what, that’s pretty much what I say. I teach my son who God is, He has accepted Jesus as his Savior, and loves God, and others, and he does… although being 13, we are learning constantly… but he is such a blessing of a boy. I prayed for God to allow me to get pregnant, and He did, and my son is God’s child who I’ve just been allowed to watch over and been given the responsibility of bringing him up to know his Creator. And the rest is between him and God. LOL… I love being allowed to witness my son grow in God, it’s amazing. Since he was small he has known things that he hadn’t even been taught yet. I look forward to seeing what God will use him for.
Oh this was so beautiful to read. What a beautiful perspective you have!
Couldn’t agree more!!! I am a stay at home mumma, homeschooling with three kids 7, 3 and 3months. I get asked the same question!! Great to read someone on the same page!!