Mothers get messy!
Thirty seconds into feeding Eoin, I get a nice grunt
and a warm feeling on my leg. Yeah, he pooped out of the diaper and through a
sleeper and a onesie onto the leg of my pants. - Cara Cahill, mom of Eoin
Once poo habits get a bit more structured, the responsibilities
and privileges only grow. ;)
Mothers Educate
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and
forsake not your mother’s teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your
head and pendants for your neck.
Proverbs 1:8-9
Help them grow spiritually. Just like brushing your teeth
before bedtime was not an option, neither was going to church! - Susan Walsh,
mom of Jason
READ! Read to your kids often, and not just baby books.
Read classics that are appropriate, read recipes out loud, buy good quality
books! - Melony Gray, mom of Frasher, Cason, Naomi & Evan
From the time they are infants, take them to church. We
told our boys that their ministry was to be at church so that there would at
least be 2 other youth present if a visiting youth came. - Debbie Clem, mom of
Ben & Tyler
Help kids realize how their actions, positive and
negative, affect others. Since they lack real world experience, kids often
don't realize how much they can do. - Amy Misenheimer, mom of Ada & Cole
Mothers Discipline
Discipline your son, and he will give you
rest; he will give delight to your heart.
Proverbs 29:17
Being a mom takes a balancing act between love and
discipline. You have to love your kids
to the point that they know without a doubt you are on their team, behind them
and accept them for who they are. At the
same time you have to be their guide and teacher. God has entrusted you with their lives, their
hearts and helping them to navigate life.
You have to be firm, fair and consistent in discipline. You cannot always be their friend because you
have to be their parent first and foremost. - Amy Harvey, mom of Camden &
MacKenna
Teach your children manners and respect for others from
day 1! Do not wait. It is pure joy to see and hear the respect they have for
people when they interact with them. But this MUST start when they are very
young. – Debbie Clem
Be the parent, not a best buddy. I always told Jason -
"I'll be your friend and your pal, but first and foremost, I'm your
Mother." – Susan Walsh
Mothers Love
Tell them you love them often—with words and actions. - Debbie Clem
Have fun!!! Sometimes you have to crash the routine,
throw caution to the wind, and get crazy! Eat dinner with no utensils, make a
random park trip on a school night, let the kids shop for and cook dinner. I
have a hard time with this one because I know it's usually easier to stick with
our routine but life is too short to do the same thing every day and I want
to make sure the kids realize that life shouldn't be lived on repeat. The
laundry can wait. The TV show will be on again. The work will be there when you
get back to it. Right now only happens right now. Make it count! - Amy
Misenheimer
BE INVOLVED in your child's life. They grow up so fast
and each milestone is so special. – Susan Walsh
Take the time to truly get to know your children, the
good, bad and the ugly, it will be SO worth your time. But the most most most important thing you
can share with them is the love of God and to make time to have a relationship
with him. It will be the best gift or
lesson you will ever give your children. - Diana Knipp, mom of Brittany, Alex,
Courtney
An excellent wife who can find?
She is far more precious than jewels…
She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her
tongue.
She looks well to the ways of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
“Many women have done excellently,
but you surpass them all.”
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be
praised.
Proverbs 31:10, 27-30
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