Philippians 1:3 "I thank God every time I think of you."
Monday, June 20, 2011
Our Newest Moppet: Layla Lou Calhoun
Layla Lou Calhoun was born May 10, 2011! She weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce and was 19-3/4" long.
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Philippians 1:3 "I thank God every time I think of you."
Philippians 1:3 "I thank God every time I think of you."
Encouraging Words
I stumbled across this awesome blog geared towards Christian Moms and have read so many encouraging things. I wanted to share this post with you all because I think every Mom needs to hear this every once in a while, I know I do. Here is the link if you liked this and want to read more. Adventures of A Supermom
"Honesty is acceptable here, right? Ok, good. For the last few days I have been asking the Lord to help me have something "meaningful" to say today for my blog. Sadly, I kept asking and each time thought..."I've got nothing." This, of course, made me feel like a Supermom. Then He reminded me,"you've got me, Amy." And I was reminded of the real reason we are using the word supermom. Since we are being honest and all, or I guess just I am at the moment, let me confess there are times I forget this important detail. I find myself distracted by others, other's children, the differences between my family and the next. And if I would remember who makes me super, it would change every word, action, inflection, glance, and expectation in my life as a whole, but specifically speaking, in me as a parent.
So, let's level the playing field here. What group of people are we talking about? Mommas!! Yay for moms! I am doing a herkie and a toe touch in my mind as I cheer for us, our "club", our name!! (I think I actually tried to do a herkie for my friends a couple months ago at the park...probably wasn't pretty, but they are good friends.) Ok--back to seriousness. Let's capitalize on our unity simply due to our season of life. Let's re-enforce our belonging to a community, a community of moms. I've been thinking, we really are all the same. A jar of clay (2 Cor. 4:7). We ALL want the best for our little ones, we want them to grow into more than we are. We ALL get irritated, short fused, or embarrassed at times by the same little ones, too. We have ALL fallen in public. We ALL look skinnier in black. In a deeper look, we ALL, when the lights turn out at night and the hubs is already asleep, have a tendency to worry or obsess something. We all need the shed blood of a precious Lamb for our righteous standing before a holy God. We all are dependent on His Spirit to help us on a daily basis. So here's my question, why do we get distracted by the differences and forget about the Kingdom we are all advancing together, one child at a time?
This relationship of momma to child is one that God, himself chose for us. It is one He specially tailored for each, the mom and the child. I'm sure another thing we have in common is that we all have the feelings of not being adequate enough to thoroughly walk this relationship and its demands out successfully. Here's where being a Supermom comes into play. Each of us, in our own strength or reasoning do not have have enough to get the job done. A supermomma confesses this. She sets her face like an arrow into the One who possesses more than enough for each situation or child. She leans into His supernatural Word, His Presence, and the Holy Spirit to fill her in order to pour out something that truly is super. When she...I mean, we, do this, our children encounter God! They encounter more than just the wonderful momma whose womb they were knit. They encounter the One who knit them.
So, today- because we take one day at a time (Matthew 6:34) - let's all, each one of us in this wonderful, purposeful community called "mom" look at it as a mission to pass on what we can from our Lord to our children. From one Love to the next. From the Super to the earthly. 1 Thessolonians 5:24 reminds us that FAITHFUL is He who called you. Yes, you can pass this on to the babes because He has called you to do it! It's His desire and design is for you to succeed and take pleasure in it as you do."
"Honesty is acceptable here, right? Ok, good. For the last few days I have been asking the Lord to help me have something "meaningful" to say today for my blog. Sadly, I kept asking and each time thought..."I've got nothing." This, of course, made me feel like a Supermom. Then He reminded me,"you've got me, Amy." And I was reminded of the real reason we are using the word supermom. Since we are being honest and all, or I guess just I am at the moment, let me confess there are times I forget this important detail. I find myself distracted by others, other's children, the differences between my family and the next. And if I would remember who makes me super, it would change every word, action, inflection, glance, and expectation in my life as a whole, but specifically speaking, in me as a parent.
So, let's level the playing field here. What group of people are we talking about? Mommas!! Yay for moms! I am doing a herkie and a toe touch in my mind as I cheer for us, our "club", our name!! (I think I actually tried to do a herkie for my friends a couple months ago at the park...probably wasn't pretty, but they are good friends.) Ok--back to seriousness. Let's capitalize on our unity simply due to our season of life. Let's re-enforce our belonging to a community, a community of moms. I've been thinking, we really are all the same. A jar of clay (2 Cor. 4:7). We ALL want the best for our little ones, we want them to grow into more than we are. We ALL get irritated, short fused, or embarrassed at times by the same little ones, too. We have ALL fallen in public. We ALL look skinnier in black. In a deeper look, we ALL, when the lights turn out at night and the hubs is already asleep, have a tendency to worry or obsess something. We all need the shed blood of a precious Lamb for our righteous standing before a holy God. We all are dependent on His Spirit to help us on a daily basis. So here's my question, why do we get distracted by the differences and forget about the Kingdom we are all advancing together, one child at a time?
This relationship of momma to child is one that God, himself chose for us. It is one He specially tailored for each, the mom and the child. I'm sure another thing we have in common is that we all have the feelings of not being adequate enough to thoroughly walk this relationship and its demands out successfully. Here's where being a Supermom comes into play. Each of us, in our own strength or reasoning do not have have enough to get the job done. A supermomma confesses this. She sets her face like an arrow into the One who possesses more than enough for each situation or child. She leans into His supernatural Word, His Presence, and the Holy Spirit to fill her in order to pour out something that truly is super. When she...I mean, we, do this, our children encounter God! They encounter more than just the wonderful momma whose womb they were knit. They encounter the One who knit them.
So, today- because we take one day at a time (Matthew 6:34) - let's all, each one of us in this wonderful, purposeful community called "mom" look at it as a mission to pass on what we can from our Lord to our children. From one Love to the next. From the Super to the earthly. 1 Thessolonians 5:24 reminds us that FAITHFUL is He who called you. Yes, you can pass this on to the babes because He has called you to do it! It's His desire and design is for you to succeed and take pleasure in it as you do."
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