Hey! I am a Good Mother, Right?

We get prayer requests turned in during our seminars. I usually type them up in one file and email it to the local pastor we are working with.

This last week we had a few prayer requests turned in about children:

• Children in trouble.
• Children whose parents are hooked on meth.
• Children who won’t let their parents see the grand kids.
• Children who left the church.

Which has convicted me once more.

I need to be really praying for these two children of mine. 

Each day it seems that I am praying quickly and reading my devotional quickly because I like all of you have a million things to do. (Hey, I even skips days altogether!)

But being a parent is the most important thing of all. And for some reason I have to keep reminding myself of the seriousness of this calling.

When will I get it?

So here are my specific prayer requests that I want to pray for daily:

• My devotional life
• My example
• Guidance on discipline
• My Kids safety and protection

My daughter is getting this huge attitude. She raises her voice at me and is disrespectful. It angers me. It hurts me. I mean, she is only 5! What will life be like at 15?

I have been reading some great blog posts this week about motherhood and parenting and God. I have been uplifted.

When I crawled into bed with my sleeping Princess this morning I held her. I am in awe at how big she is and how fast time has gone by. In a blink she really will be gone. Grown. I want to raise her in a godly home. I want her to love God and people and to be a good person.

She woke up in my arms and smiled.

Knowing she is loved beyond words.

I am the best mother for her and she is the best daughter for me.

I might not be the perfect mother but I am a good mother.

Only by God’s grace!