THE PERFECT MOM

Twenty six years ago Kev and I adopted our son Jake and I finally joined the moms club. With my new Eddie Bauer stroller, I went to the mall in Temecula, Ca. and walked with all the other moms. It had been an emotional roller coaster every month when I would find out I wasn’t pregnant…again. The worst was when I found out it was negative on Mother’s Day. But nothing prepares you for what we have gone through this past month. From the time we got the phone call that Jake had been in a serious car accident to taking this picture…Though the journey has sometimes been tumultuous, I am grateful EVERYDAY. As moms know, the sacrifices you make are never really a sacrifice…it is an honor and a JOY ( ok, maybe not every time!). God has uniquely equipped moms to protect, nurture, discipline, sacrifice, teach, and love the way He loves….But, we are not perfect ( as Jake has reminded me a few times this month!). Just read Proverbs 31 and you will find this to be true. There are times when we are beyond exhausted, angry, frustrated, and then beat ourselves up for not being a good mom. But there is one thing I have found recently to be the truest of statements….I need God to do this. How about you? Are you tired? Frustrated? Afraid? Second guessing yourself? Wishing you had done things differently? On this Mother’s Day maybe we should all just thank God for the children He has given us and continue to do the best job we can…but with Him leading the way. It was never Gods’ plan for us to be perfect moms, but rather to be moms who come to God daily for His help. As I look at this recent picture I cry…not because I’m sad but rather grateful…I have another day, and hopefully many more days to come, to be the mom to this amazing young man we call Jake. To all the moms who never give up, who are not always perfect, Happy Mother’s Day!