real mom tag

(this picture can actually say more about why i do what i do, than all the words in the world)

Real moms are the unseen, unspoken heroes that give of themselves, day in & day out, to provide life through nourishment and care giving.

A real mom doesn’t wink at three hours of sleep, endless laundry, meals to cook, diapers to change, spit up to clean up, 2 hours of a screaming baby in the back seat while running errands all before noon.

Real moms suffer like nothing else they've ever know for 10 months and through the birth process, all to see that baby and know...there's no question, they'd do it all again in a heartbeat.

A real mom knows that no matter how frazzeled her nerves may get w/a fussy, unsatisfied baby, she can take a deep breath, look at the life in her arms, and wonder if it can get any better.

A real mom disciplines consistantly because it’s the best thing for her child, not out of anger, but out of love. She knows that discipline must follow every act of direct disobedience in order for her beloved child to know that there are consequences that follow actions in life. She knows that this will pay off when they are older and that their future spouses will thank her :o)

A real mom would sacrifice ever comfort, even the very breath she breathes, to see her child healthy and their needs met. Nothing is too great for that child.

A real mom cleans poop out of bath tubs, boogers out of noses, spit up caught in face/hair/ears/and nose, smelly stuff from under the arms, lint caught in between toes, and can insert a thermometer into the rectal area like a pro...and still kisses every inch of their sweet, squishy little bodies and loves every moment of it.

***A real mom trusts the Lord with her child because ultimately, they are ours, by grace from Him, for a time. She willingly commits them back because she knows that they are better off fully & eternally His, then temporarily hers.