Seeing good in motherhood is not hard for me. I am blessed with the most amazing and loving mother. I look up to her and she provides such a good example to me of motherhood. Luckily, I am also blessed with a mother-in-law who provides another example to me of how to thrive and excel in motherhood. This Sunday is Mother’s Day. This is the time each year when we think about our mothers and also what it means to be a mother ourselves. As we spend time thinking about our moms, writing cards, finding the perfect gift or planning a way to celebrate, I hope that you choose to see all the good that is wrapped up in motherhood.
Motherhood is such a complex and rewarding job. There are countless joys, stresses, worries, highs, lows, trials, responsibilities and fulfillment. For me, motherhood has been my greatest purpose and my greatest joy. This does not mean that I haven’t had hard times and challenges, but the joy and fulfillment I’ve felt has been so much greater. We should choose to see the good of motherhood even in the midst of challenges.
The joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction.
– Elder M Russel Ballard
Look for examples of the good in motherhood
Not everyone has good experiences or good examples of motherhood. To some motherhood is a dream that has not or will not come true. For some, their experience with motherhood was painful or hard. However, I think we all have people around us who can serve as mentors and motherhood role models. We need to look for these good examples of motherhood. It is so important to seek these women out and have them in our lives.
Challenge for this week:
This week, I challenge you to focus on and see the immense good in motherhood. Mothers teach, love, comfort, discipline, provide, support and guide. Cherish these attributes in your mother, your mentor or your own motherhood.