Hi Friends!
It's been a while since I last posted, I know, but I'm baaaack :)
Have been busy taking care of Giuliana, still trying to get more things unpacked (yes, we aren't done yet) and on top of that keep the laundry up, house clean and have dinner of the table for the hubby :) I'm doing just fine, but it keeps me busy for sure.
While running around yesterday, Giuliana was sitting in her swing, just as content as could be, snuggled up under a blanket, and just watched me so carefully. Little eyes peeking out from the blanket moved back and forth as I loaded the dishwasher and picked up around the kitchen. I started thinking...
Being a mommy is so much more than a title. It's a role. Yes I know what you're thinking.. "mommy=cooking, cleaning, bathing the kids, dinner on table.. here we go". Well, yes ;), but no. Being a mommy is a gift. Something that shouldn't be looked at as just a title and jobs put being it. I feel like being a mommy is a lot deeper than that. I always go back to the Proverbs 31 woman.. Will I ever be that. I can't really sew, how am I suppose to clothe my own children? Well, I'm not sure how literal that verse is. However, I may not be able to make all my kids clothes, but I can coupon and scout out good deals so that I can save money for our family and buy clothes at a better price. You see where I'm going?
I think being a mommy has more depth than surface.
Feeding your family doesn't only mean putting chicken nuggets on the table and throwing some french fries in there and calling it good because you've got other things to do. I think we should do our best to make healthy meals for our family. Why? Because look at all the fruits and vegetables God has blessed us with! After all... the beginning of the Bible does start with a Garden ;) I know it's tricky, but we can do it! Sometimes healthy is boring, I admit it. However, I'm trying to start thinking of healthier ways to make meals. I don't always hit my mark (like the pizza I made last night! or the oreos I bought..) but I am trying. I think it's a process. I want Giuliana to grow up eating the things that will help her stay healthy and take care of the body that God gave her. anyways.. enough about food, I'm getting hungry!
Also, beyond food, I think "feeding" your family is much more. I recently ran across a Bible story book that I used to read when I was little. I remember reading a story every night and then we would answer the few questions that went along with the story. I have been praying for Giuliana nightly before bed, but as she gets older I want to not only be feeding her belly, but feeding her heart with the Word of God. Something that is far more satisfying. I desire that as she grows up, she will grow up to be a "healthy" Christian and I think that God gives us children so that we can have the privilege to instruct them and "feed" them starting at home. What a gift.
Being a mommy is more than just telling children what is right. It's being it. As I watched Giuliana watch my Every move around the kitchen.. I began talking to her. Telling her about what mommy can do around home to show daddy she loves him, etc. She just looked at me and listened so carefully. Obviously she was probably like.. Ohhh I like that color on the front of your shirt, which I could focus on if you would stop moving around! ha! But nonetheless, she was so intently focused on me, and what I was saying and what I was doing. I feel that I am very blessed to be able to stay at home with Giuliana. It's not something that everyone can do, but it's a true blessing to my life! Since I stay at home, I am with Giuliana 24/7. She sees everything that I do. I think it would be easy for me to go to work, "deal with people" and then come home with a perfect attitude and happy as ever. However, how I am at home is.. how I am. The good, the bad and the ugly :) We all have good days and bad days, let's be honest. I'm rambling now.. the point I am trying to make is. I'm an open book. What is my book saying or illustrating through my actions that Giuliana mimics and tries to be like? Obviously right now she isn't mimicing me, because I don't cry when I want food, etc. ;) haha. but as she grows up, I think our roll as mommy's and daddy's is so important. We are what our kids, or what they should, try and be like. That's a lot to think about. It's so important that we are feeding them what is right, and living what is right.
Anyways.... just some mommy thoughts that I have been having lately. I am so blessed with my little lady. Love her dearly and I pray that God would grow her into a mighty woman of God that He would have her be. Also, that I would be the Mighty Mommy of God I should be for her!
Take Care Friends! :) Enjoy your kiddos!
Lindsey
