We do not merely create better people, we become better people. Not only for the children who enter the sphere of our motherhood, but for us. We give life by loving the lonely and forgotten children around the world. We give life by welcoming the orphan home. We give life by growing a child in our womb. Motherhood is so important because it is life-giving. How I react to this moment will have a lasting impact on my daughter, those around her, her personality, her selflessness as an adult, her children the list goes on. What I say to her now, how I deal with this conflict, whether or not I correct her, how I correct her All of it is so very important. When she scrunches her eyebrows up, pulls back her toy and declares emphatically, “No, it’s mine!”, I see it. We impact society for generations to come.Īs my oldest daughter approaches the age of two, I am constantly reminded, humbled and terrified by the importance of motherhood. We are the shapers of thoughts, characteristics, and knowledge. Deeply, vitally, world-changingly important. When we explain for the 5 billionth time why sharing is important. That is motherhood.Įach runny nose we wipe. That constant state of giving of self, or simply being present for your children. The “state of being a mother” might be what outsiders see, but it is the “spirit of a mother” that truly defines motherhood. Mothers are important, but motherhood is even more important. “Why, yes, I work,” We should say, “Harder than I ever thought I could.” Why is this the route of the conversation? Why don’t we simply say, yes? Even if we do work outside the home, why are weĮxpected to answer with the job that brings home a paycheck. “I’m a stay-at-home, mom.” You might reply. It is this spirit that makes motherhood so desperately important. While the first point adheres to the biological or realistic aspects of motherhood, point two whispers something deeper and less tangible. Lawyers, who protect justice? Politicians? Conservationists? Teachers? Who, in our society is doing the important work?ĭid you ever consider, that perhaps, you are? defines motherhood three ways: 1. ![]() ![]() When you consider the various careers available to the population today, what strikes you as “important”? Do doctors cross your mind? After all, they save people’s lives. You can read the first post here – The Joy of Parenting Teens, & the second post here – When Motherhood Sneaks Up on You. This is the third post in a series inspired and sponsored by the new memoir from Lisa-Jo Baker, Surprised by Motherhood: Everything I Never Expected about Being a Mom. Jenny Nanninga is here to share her thoughts on why being a mom is so important.
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