Is it okay to quote from some of my favorite blogs? This one comes from "Wife, Mama, and Country Mouse?" I LOVE it. I've wondered many times why I can be so content and HAPPY, even, in mothering. . . while I see women around me struggling with the idea of being with their kids. So many times I've heard, "I just need a break." or "I need to get away for awhile." or "Things will be better when they are in school." These things may be true, of course, but I have sensed an underlying discontent with the job of motherhood accompaning these comments. When I feel called, when I feel purposed, when I feel absolutely validated by God in what I'm doing. . . I don't need to get away. I can glory in service. (Elisabeth Elliot again!)
“All mother’s love their children, but not all mothers love motherhood.”
“This is the secret for liberating us into the fulfillment of motherhood. It is only when we receive the revelation that God has created us for this task and that this is our destiny that we will walk in the power and anointing of motherhood. It is only when we embrace motherhood with all our hearts that we will truly enjoy it. Even though we devotedly love our children, if we do not wholeheartedly accept the role of mothering, we will never experience the true glory of motherhood.
“This is why many mothers are frustrated with their mothering role. They have spent years training for careers, and find motherhood a threat to their career. Of course they love their children, but the actual function of motherhood is a hindrance to their plans. This causes vexation and frustration. God wants us to not only love our children, but to totally love and embrace the high calling of motherhood which He has given to us as a divine charge.”
~ Nancy Campbell, The Power of Motherhood
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