A Renewed Yes

This Mother’s Day was on a Sunday, as always. Sundays I rest, not because it’s Sunday, but because my husband and I agree that one day a week we both individually choose not to work (to gain money), and instead observe the Sabbath that God demonstrates in His design. [The work of our home still requires our labor 😉]. As I observe the Sabbath, I choose to unplug from social/professional networks, let my talents rest, and trust God to restore me and work on my behalf.

So there I was, Sunday, Sabbath, resting, unplugged. Mother’s Day. I had the space and willingness to ponder, listen, & ask. The topic: motherhood. It’s deep, and rich, and historic. It’s forever, and supernatural, and an equal part of sustaining humankind. It’s intense, and emotional; it’s shared yet individual.

I went on the soul-spirit adventure of checking in on what was solid for me as it relates to motherhood-what God has shown me and what He has confirmed. I surveyed what I’ve felt, seen, heard, and done. I considered where I want to go and do, who I want to be, how I want my children to feel, how I want us to build, and what I want us to remember.

I cried.

Crying is essential for me. I cried tears that represented thanks, regret, desperation and awe. Tears that represented yearning, and grace.

Tears to beckon the formation of new ways.

By God’s grace, a more pure yes emerges.✨

💎 Yes, not only to being a mother because three people depend on me for their daily livelihood; but, yes, to showing up and giving my children my best thoughts, deeds, and actions.
💎 Yes, not only to talking to my children because they’re the human beings who are most in my proximity; but, yes, to speaking words over them of life, edification, truth, knowledge, understanding, and wisdom.
💎 Yes, not only to serving them in their needs because if not me, than who?; but, yes, to serving their needs with a loving heart so they may receive my gift of care without sorrow attached.
💎 Yes, not only to starting each new day with them because they live in our home; but, yes, to forgiving them and myself each day so I may greet them with new joy and mercy at each new morning.

By God’s grace, a more potent yes endures.✨