today i was pondering with a good friend of mine the unseen life of the mother of young children at home.
i now think of a mother being much like a farmer. a farmer? what? yes, a farmer.
one who plants seeds. there is not much reward in the day to day labor. but by planting those seeds, there is sure to reap a harvest in the future.
so it is with mothering. i don't get a whole lot of reward day-to-day. i don't get a paycheck. i don't get any public recognition or accolades. i don't even get a "weekend" to look forward to. BUT...
the seeds i plant every day will reap good fruit if i'm sowing into my children with the goodness God provides. sowing wisdom. love. peace. righteousness. what a privilege.
so i'll strap on my boots and hat tomorrow morning. get breakfast for you kids. dress you. drive you to vacation bible school. take Titus to storytime at the library.
some of things will be remembered by you, some forgotten. but I know a God who sees. and only He knows how the seed and the growing thing really works. and that's the beauty of it all.
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