i recently heard a husband talking about his wife this past mother's day. in his adoration of her, he said she was the perfect wife and mother, perfect not because she doesn't make mistakes but because she never lets them drag her down.
his words stopped me dead in my tracks. and i've been tossing them around in my mind ever since.
this. this is what i need to remind myself of on a daily basis. because lately i've been doing anything but.
in fact just a few days ago after losing my temper, i sent jeff a text saying this: it's lousy mom day. and when the next day didn't seem to go any better, i sent another one: lousy mom, day 2.
it was then that i recalled those words…don't let the mistakes drag you down.
and it hit me that this is what the atonement is all about. we make mistakes. we repent. we go forward. it's not that i don't know this already, but the application of it was clearer than ever before. this is how we become perfected in Christ.
his simple words of praise have affected me profoundly.
even if today isn't a perfect mom day…which i'm positive it will not be, i won't be letting it drag me down. and that's good enough for me.
(on a side note, i had someone call yesterday and ask for a picture of me and ella together. i quickly thought, sure no problem until i searched through my photos and realized i don't have one! what? so i handed jeff the camera and he gave me back some priceless images. i'm convinced every mom needs to do this more often!)
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So true! Thanks for sharing this!
And that last picture = perfect!!! Although, I do like them all!!!! 😉
Amen! I like that definition of the perfect mother. Beautiful pictures of you two, too!
Words of wisdom! And, my dear, you are gorgeous.
Yes, I so needed this. Thank you!
And gorgeous! The both of you! Do you age at all?
my chin dropped to the floor at the first 2 photos. then i saw the 3rd! Could anything be more beautiful? A*MAZING! Although your post was thoughtful inspiring, and beautifully executed– as always, it paled in comparison to these gorgeous pictures!! THANK YOU!!!!
wonderful thoughts, thank you for sharing. This is something I need to be reminded of often!
I love what you said. And I needed it too! You are such a beautiful mom, inside and out. And you have an adorable family!!
Yay ! Continue doing this. Your daughter and family will love you for it down the line. My mom passed away last June from cancer – she and my dad who had been married nearly 40 years and never had a couple photos (since wedding day!) had a photo done for my sister and I – after mom had cancer related surgery a year before her death we went and had a famiyl photo done – I’m in my 30’s and my sister in late 20’s and we had NEVER had a family picture – sure snapshots, but never a professional picture. I TREASURE that photo. I wish I had more of just my mom and I to capture and seal our love and friendship.
that last photo is so adorable. Thanks for your kind words today at church even if they did make me cry – something I hate to do.
So pretty, Cherie.