My journey to motherhood has been one that I never imagined yet one that I am most grateful for. Over the last few months I constantly catch myself gazing at my children and simply being thankful to hold them, to be their mom, to care for them and to be trusted with their lives.
Motherhood is truly the highest calling of my life and for that I am grateful.
Everyday as I watch my kids grow, my heart and my love for them grows even more and I am simply amazed and in awe of who God is. I will probably never get over the fact that I am a twin mom, as a matter of fact – I never want to be so comfortable that I forget that being a mother is a gift.
God has been incredibly good to us and because of my children, I have grown even closer to God because everyday I learn a new thing about Him.
God’s word is true!
It’s not that I didn’t believe it before, I did and even experienced it. But there is something about carrying my pregnancy to 38 weeks, seeing my babies grow that just reasures me about God’s word. Children are a gift from the Lord, they are a reward from Him (Psalm 127: 3). In some translation the word gift translate as blessing and this has been our experience since having the twins. They’ve been the biggest blessings of our lives.
God is really a provider!
I still remember the day I found out I was pregnant with twins. I laughed hysterically when the ultrasound tech informed me because I thought it was funny that this would “happen to me”. Crazy, random, out of this world things “always” seem to happen to me so it was fitting for me to laugh in utter disbelief even though deep down I knew this was a possibility given my family history.
We were just one month into marriage, had plans to wait 5 years, get our life together before having children but God laughed at our oh so perfect plan. On my ride home from the hospital I remember mumbling a few words to God….”Lord, I am scared. I am not sure what this journey will look like but financially, God you know our situation. Two kids at once….I’m gonna need you to come allllll the way through for us because I am not sure how we’re going to make this work”. This was my prayer. Short and sweet because I couldn’t fathom anything else. I needed God to work miracles on our behalf because left up to us, things did not look good.
Today I can tell you that God has exceeded our expectation in more ways than I can count. I literally wake up and I am floored at the goodness of the Lord and His people. The people He’s used to bless us.
God’s love is unconditionally!
This is a lesson that I knew but it’s taken me having children to fully comprehend the depth of this statement “ God’s love is unconditional”. As my heart grows more in love with my children, I am reminded daily that my Father loves me even more. There is nothing that my children have done to deserve my love and there’s nothing they will do to make me change my mind. This is the kind of love that God has for us at a higher level. If a mere human like me can love my children with an unconditional love, how much more does my Father in heaven love me?
I am absolutely loving this journey and rediscovering who God is through the lens of motherhood. I am curious to know – what events in your life have made you learn and grow closer to God in a new way? Share in the comments.
Yay!!! So happy you launched!