Motherhood

Here is a excerpt from an interview with Noel Piper. A question that was asked was "Noël, when did your children come along and what was the most important lesson you learned as a young mother? What do you enjoy most about being a mother?"

It was so very encouraging and refreshing to read! I thought it may encourage you mommies or soon to be mommies out there!

It is posted on girltalk.blogs.com/

"Our oldest was born when we had been married almost 4 years. On their birthdays this year, our sons will be 35, 32, 28, and 24. Talitha came to us when she was 2 months old, one month before my husband’s 50th birthday.
During their young years, when my days seemed to be shaped by interruptions, I’d often think: wiping runny noses and messy bottoms is not my calling; calling the refrigerator repairman and rescuing the spoiling contents of the fridge is not my calling; washing dishes is not my calling, walking through the dried remains of spilled koolaid is not my calling. At the end of a day, when I had done nothing—except those things and others like them—it could be pretty depressing. What’s the point when that’s all there is in life?
My only hope was remembering that when God gave me children, he called me to be a mother. His calling to a mother is that she be his servant, his tool, toward raising little boys and little girls to be godly men and women. One important thing for me to realize was that God is the only one who can bring our children to himself. But he gives me the privilege of being part of what he’s doing.
It helped to remember that every job has un-fun parts, including mothering. It really helped to look at somewhat older mothers and remind myself that there will be other chapters later, when I’m done with crushed cheerios underfoot. "

Makes you look at your little one(s) differently huh? Children are such a blessing for the Lord!And my heart is renewed to care for Ella Reese with fresh JOY!