Motherhood is a sacred, miraculous job. It is messy and loud and utterly, completely, mind-numbingly exhausting. But it is a short season...
Let me set the scene: a Monday evening in late January. My husband had been working like a dog for over a week, and I had barely seen him in days. The kids were just getting over their latest in a series of winter illnesses, and they were post-sickness exhausted and crabby.
I pleaded with them to wet their heads, to use a little soap, to calm the heck down. They responded with peals of laughter and abundant splashing. I was losing the battle, running out of steam, silently berating myself for having been a grouchy mom all weekend. I didn’t have an ounce of energy left. I didn’t yell. I didn’t say anything. Instead, I sat down on a nearby bathroom stool. It was probably the first time I had sat all day. This was my white flag. This mom wasIt was at that very moment, as I sat on that stool and watched the puddles on my bathroom floor grow in size, that my daughter approached with my iPhone in her hand. “Mum,” she said, “You look beautiful today. Can I take your picture?” My sweet girl is the kindest little soul.
Motherhood is a sacred, miraculous job. It is messy and loud and utterly, completely, mind-numbingly exhausting. But it is a short season, and we must remember that there is beauty in the mundane. There is joy in the ordinary. There is happiness in the chaos.
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