I subscribe to Not Consumed and the author sent out such a great reminder for me on this Mother’s Day. I wanted to share it in case any other moms also needed to read it too

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Hi Haley!
So it’s almost Mother’s Day. Ya know, the day Hallmark declared as a day to celebrate, love, and appreciate Mothers.

And I think we should. (If you haven’t celebrated, loved on, or appreciated your mother yet, stop and do that this very minute, young lady. Hehe. Kidding…a little… but seriously, go do it.)

Now let’s talk about you. Have you ever felt like you WEREN’T celebrated, loved, or appreciated on Mother’s day?

Maybe you have. Maybe you haven’t. I’ll be honest, I usually don’t get “presents.” My kids are little. No one has a car. No one has a job. And no one tells them it’s mother’s day. So, this day typically comes and goes as a regular old day complete with sibling rivalry and normal kid behaviors.

It might surprise you to know that I’m FINE WITH THAT!

One thing God taught me many years ago is that I DON’T mother my babies to be appreciated. That’s not my goal in this. I’m not doing all of this work to make sure they grow up and tell me how amazing I am.

I’m doing it so they will grow up knowing how amazing God is. I’m doing it to please the Lord.

So, I suppose you could say it’s not about being appreciated. It’s about being faithful.

Sweet momma, if there is anything I could say to encourage you today it would be this. STAY FAITHFUL. Don’t do this thing for the accolades. Don’t do it because you hope they will celebrate you, appreciate you, or make much out of what you’ve done for them.

Do it because you love them and the best we can love them is to model faithfulness so they too will trust and obey God, whether they feel celebrated, loved, or appreciated.

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Pretty good huh? Every piece of laundry you’ve folded, every tear you’ve wiped, and every moment of sleep you’ve missed… MATTERS. You are both noticed and appreciated by God. Stay faithful and keep pressing on!