Missionary Mom Musings

Yesterday, I took something over to a friend's house and she invited me to stay for a bit, after apologizing for the house being messy..... (have you seen MY house lately?!)  The kids played together and she sat down to nurse her baby. As we talked, I saw baskets of laundry sitting on her couch and since I was just sitting there talking to her, I pulled a basket of laundry over and started to fold the clothes. Rather than stopping me with a comment like "Oh, it's okay. You don't have to do that" (which is how I would have responded), she said, "Thank you so much for folding my laundry!" and continued the conversation.  I learned a great lesson in that moment; I need to be more like her. I have a very difficult time accepting help, especially when I NEED the help! It's a pride issue, one that I have found hard to overcome, one that I constantly need to bring before the Lord. I love to give, I love to do things for others...... but I need to be g...

In the book "Different" by Sally Clarkson and her son, Nathan, Sally makes this statement near the end of Chapter 11. " ...all of us need to feel that ultimately our lives matter and that the desires of our hearts are placed there by God in order to lead us to the Kingdom work He would have us fulfill." As a Mom, I often wonder what Kingdom work God will ask my children to fulfill...... and then I wonder how I can prepare them for that work. Well, it isn't up to me entirely, it's up to God to work in their hearts and prepare them for the Kingdom work that He wants them to do. But my role as a Mom is to pray for them each day, that they will listen to the leading of the Holy Spirit and that they will be sensitive to His leading in their lives. This is an area where I need to be more consistent.... I need to pray every single day for my kids! First, that they will be sensitive to the Lord's leading and second, that I will be sensitive to the things that ...