My most important job.
I take being a mom very seriously. Sometimes I sit back and think...WHAT HAVE I DONE? The reason I have asked myself that question is for a few reasons.
1. I am the mother of 4 other people’s lives, soon to be 6. Am I up for the calling? This is a lot of responsibility. FOUR other REAL people (as opposed to my dolls when I was little) depend on ME!
2. Can I give EACH of them the attention they need? Will I know when and what to say? So far I think I have had it too easy, at least in my mind. I hope I haven't done any real damage.
And 3rd....... the reason I am writing this post. I am reading the Ensign for this month of April (put out by our church) and in it was one of the "you better pay attention" paragraphs! This is what it says; A wise parent would never miss a chance to gather children together to learn of the doctrine of Jesus Christ. Such moments are so rare in comparison with the efforts of the enemy. For every hour the power of doctrine is introduced into a child's life, there may be hundreds of hours of messages and images denying or ignoring the saving truths. The question should not be whether we are too tired to prepare to teach doctrine or whether it would be better to draw a child closer by just having fun or whether the child is beginning to think that we preach too much. The question must be, "With so little time and so few opportunities, what words of doctrine from me will fortify them against the attacks on their faith which are sure to come?" The words you speak today may be the ones they remember. And today will soon be gone.
I know, it even says in the article that some may teach the best they can and still their children choose the wrong path. I am not naive enough to know that even the most perfect mom, (thank goodness there aren't any) might have a little stinker that thinks his way is better. My hope is that I will do the best I can and love them as Christ loves them. Even if the little fart won't listen to me.
1. I am the mother of 4 other people’s lives, soon to be 6. Am I up for the calling? This is a lot of responsibility. FOUR other REAL people (as opposed to my dolls when I was little) depend on ME!
2. Can I give EACH of them the attention they need? Will I know when and what to say? So far I think I have had it too easy, at least in my mind. I hope I haven't done any real damage.
And 3rd....... the reason I am writing this post. I am reading the Ensign for this month of April (put out by our church) and in it was one of the "you better pay attention" paragraphs! This is what it says; A wise parent would never miss a chance to gather children together to learn of the doctrine of Jesus Christ. Such moments are so rare in comparison with the efforts of the enemy. For every hour the power of doctrine is introduced into a child's life, there may be hundreds of hours of messages and images denying or ignoring the saving truths. The question should not be whether we are too tired to prepare to teach doctrine or whether it would be better to draw a child closer by just having fun or whether the child is beginning to think that we preach too much. The question must be, "With so little time and so few opportunities, what words of doctrine from me will fortify them against the attacks on their faith which are sure to come?" The words you speak today may be the ones they remember. And today will soon be gone.
I know, it even says in the article that some may teach the best they can and still their children choose the wrong path. I am not naive enough to know that even the most perfect mom, (thank goodness there aren't any) might have a little stinker that thinks his way is better. My hope is that I will do the best I can and love them as Christ loves them. Even if the little fart won't listen to me.
posted by Chavonne and her people at
3:02 PM
2 Comments:
Chavonne- I contemplate all of that at least once a week... what am I doing? am I doing it all wrong? what damage have I done?
I have a family devotional laid out to take with us on vacation so that hopefully we can start a DAILY devotional together as a family- and then continue it when we come home.... it should be the thing we definitely do... right up there with eating and sleeping... feeding our children's souls...
I fall so short in this area... and pray God whips me into shape as soon as possible!
I often think of the same things. I remember reading those things in the Ensign and thinking about how I am doing with teaching my children the most important things.
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