Small Things Aren't Small- Conviction on Mom's Day

Yesterday, as everyone around me kept singing praises on moms for how much they do and how great they are- I couldn't help but feel convicted.  It's not about me.  It's not about my mother.  Or my husband's mother.  I don't want to be glorified on the second Sunday of May each year anymore.

As we were singing praises to the Lord yesterday during church, I felt an overwhelming wave of emotion wash over me.  And in that moment, God spoke.  He said, "Dear one, all of this, I have given to you."  You see, my children, the very reason I am a mother, have been one of my greatest blessings.  Without thinking- it's certainly the greatest charge anyone has ever entrusted me with.  As I pondered this revelation from the Lord, I began to feel small and meek.  I worshipped in humility and joy at the notion that He has allowed me to be a mother.  I am honored that God trusts me with these little hearts.

With that gift, comes responsibility.  Am I showing Christ in my mothering?  Am I taking time to celebrate the little things.  The small hands that reach for mine when we're walking into a store.  The small voices that sing at the top of their lungs the same song over and over.  The small flowers picked out of love as an offering of gratitude.  The small giggles that resonate throughout the house. The small tempers that hit and scream when their favorite toy is snatched away.  The small messes left behind from an unsupervised craft session.  The small diaper blow out that creeps up the middle of the back.

It's the small things that make life beautiful.  Even if, in the moment, the small things are uncomfortable. Count them all as a blessing.  And as a testament to your character- as the Holy One believes in you enough to be a good steward of the small things.  Welcome the small things...Embrace them.  And give thanks.

Eucharisteo.

So, each year, on the second Sunday in May, when we celebrate mom's for all that they do in our lives- I will celebrate the Lord for his goodness and grace.  And I will spend my day being washed by His love for me, in meekness and humility.  I will look at my little chickens, look to the sky, and offer up a prayer of thanksgiving- and give glory to the One who is worthy.

"I will praise the name of God with song and magnify Him with thanksgiving." Psalms 69:30

"I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High." Psalms 7:17

"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever." 1 Chronicles 16:34