I had the best Mother's day ever! It is amazing how you feel when you
are surrounded by your loving husband, children and grandchildren.
I had lots of nice gifts, and Joe made me breakfast and dinner:)
He was so daunting all day and it was so nice
as a mom to just sit back and not have to worry about
anything. He just did it for me-Thanks honey!
It was so wonderful to have my children & grandchildren
here to spend the day with me also. They bring sunshine into my life.
It was just a wonderful day. We ended it by putting flowers on my
Mom and grandma's grave and visiting with Joe's mother. We
all had a great time. We went to church and usually I come
out feeling like such a failure, but our ward did it a little different than we
had heard before. They had the men talk. They talked a little about their wives
and their mothers and mother-in-law's, but the best one was when this brother
got up and told a little story about his son and wife and that he loved his wife, but
he also said he didn't want his whole talk to just focus on her, but he wanted to
include all the mother's...he went on to say that he knew how we as mom's go out
feeling like we are so inadequate, and how we are NOT inadequate, and this
is Satan making us feel this way, he prides himself in making us feel terrible
as mothers and it works because we all at some point feel that way. I was so touched to hear
that, when I expected to walk away like every Mother's day feeling like such
a failure, but his talk made me remember who I am and Satan does try to
make us feel less about ourselves. It was so nice to hear that we as mothers
ARE ADEQUATE! We just need to be reminded once in awhile and what better day
to remember that than on Mother's day. We usually end up beating ourselves up about
being less or comparing ourselves to others. I am so THANKFUL to a loving
Heavenly Father who loves each one of us...he knows each of us and knows
that we as mothers are ADEQUATE...so this is a reminder to all you mom's to remember
you are the best mother in the world! I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's day!
are surrounded by your loving husband, children and grandchildren.
I had lots of nice gifts, and Joe made me breakfast and dinner:)
He was so daunting all day and it was so nice
as a mom to just sit back and not have to worry about
anything. He just did it for me-Thanks honey!
It was so wonderful to have my children & grandchildren
here to spend the day with me also. They bring sunshine into my life.
It was just a wonderful day. We ended it by putting flowers on my
Mom and grandma's grave and visiting with Joe's mother. We
all had a great time. We went to church and usually I come
out feeling like such a failure, but our ward did it a little different than we
had heard before. They had the men talk. They talked a little about their wives
and their mothers and mother-in-law's, but the best one was when this brother
got up and told a little story about his son and wife and that he loved his wife, but
he also said he didn't want his whole talk to just focus on her, but he wanted to
include all the mother's...he went on to say that he knew how we as mom's go out
feeling like we are so inadequate, and how we are NOT inadequate, and this
is Satan making us feel this way, he prides himself in making us feel terrible
as mothers and it works because we all at some point feel that way. I was so touched to hear
that, when I expected to walk away like every Mother's day feeling like such
a failure, but his talk made me remember who I am and Satan does try to
make us feel less about ourselves. It was so nice to hear that we as mothers
ARE ADEQUATE! We just need to be reminded once in awhile and what better day
to remember that than on Mother's day. We usually end up beating ourselves up about
being less or comparing ourselves to others. I am so THANKFUL to a loving
Heavenly Father who loves each one of us...he knows each of us and knows
that we as mothers are ADEQUATE...so this is a reminder to all you mom's to remember
you are the best mother in the world! I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's day!
It always surprises me when someone I look up to ever feels inadequate. I just wanted you to know that I look up to you aunt Shelly, and I don't understand how you could find ANYTHING to feel inadequate about. You are such a great mom, I love your family (more than my own cousins but don't tell any of them...). Thanks for making me a part of the "Goodall Gang".
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Thanks for that reminder. It's funny that you say this because when I look at mother's that feel like they are inadeqate it think, "Why on earth would they think that. They are the perfect mother that I would want to be". This is how I feel about you. You have raised some amazing children and you are an amazing mom! I'm glad that you were reminded of this in church!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind and loving words! I always think we are hardest on ourselves. I appreciate all of you, your love and you are wonderful mothers in my eyes:)
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