"i've discovered that this act of mothering is my worship to Him right now; dying to self & delighting in them...there is failure, oh yes it is messy and sloppy sometimes, yet forgiveness and grace and growing."
~lovelyn palm
this quote...
this quote speaks to my heart.
it is loving and delighting in these children...mine and the ones that are only mine for now...that i am choosing to worship the Lord.
it is not through being a mother that i am worshiping the Lord; it is through the act of mothering.
mothering isn't just for mothers.
i've watched our volunteers teach the babies that come into our care what a mother's love feels like. they have never been mothers themselves yet they pour the love that was poured into them into the lives of these little ones...they delight in every smile, giggle, and do not even flinch at the poopy diapers or midnight feedings...
my children...they blow me away with their gentle spirits and loving hearts. finley says, "we need to love them so that their mamas can learn how to love them, right? they didn't know how, so we need to teach them, right mama?" calvary wants to take pictures of every body so that he can remember them for always. oliver jack....he is just the most pure and sweet love. and harper...we knew she was born for this. she always tells me that she is going to live here forever. i don't doubt her.
this is how the Lord is asking me to worship Him.
in the middle of the messy and sloppy i am surrounded by forgiveness, grace, and growing...and it has been some of the most beautiful moments of my life.
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