The Adventure of Motherhood

Being a mom is definitely an adventure! For some of us the adventure began before we ever held that sweet baby in our arms. The adventures of adoption, infertility or a difficult delivery left some of us breathless. But once that baby arrives and we hold him/her, another adventure begins! From trying to figure out how to nurse the baby to trying to figure out how to get the baby to sleep for more than 3 hours at a time to keeping the house toddler proofed to getting the potty training down to off to preschool or PreK without mom-YIKES! There is no doubt that this ride is full of loop-the loops, climbs to the top and drops where your stomach is in your throat. We feel like screaming for joy and from the panic of not knowing what is going to happen next. Sometimes we may even want to throw our arms up in frustration. But when we get through with one milestone, we can't wait to climb on again for another ride.- How could we not be on this ride? It is the ride of a lifetime! Mothering, the one ride that leaves us breathless from the knowing that we have the greatest gifts from God to cuddle and love and to enjoy the adventure with each day. Praise God for our adventures!