Monday, May 26, 2014

A Foolproof Formula For Mothering...

 The Farm is turning green again and I can feel the weight of winter melting away. 
There are eggs right outside the sun room window that the treasures and I have been watching each day. 
The one-room-school house has turned into an art studio/library for the summer. The girls have been making all kinds of crazy stuff with paper and this morning the boys joined them on their quest to create. 



I know I have five children but I have actually found myself bored at times since school has ended.
I love the freedom that summer brings, but I guess I also appreciate the structure that comes with the school year. I'm a check list kind of gal and it just does my heart some good when I feel like I'm accomplishing something specific. 
Today the Cowboy took us all to town and we bought dirt and flowers and stuff to fix the tractor. The sun was out and I put on some shorts and a tank top and soaked it all up!!!







{Helpin Mama with the garden.}




I don't always know what to write in this space. This blog is a place where I scratch down our life, the good, the bad and the beautiful. There's stuff going on with a few of the kids that I don't know what to do with. Stuff I don't know the answer to. I'm thinking there will probably always be these kinds of things going on here, the kinds of things that keep one humble and remind us of how glorious it is to have Jesus always near.  

I've been listening to that song Oceans, by Hillsong and discovered that it just might contain the one and only foolproof formula for mothering...

Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders

Let me walk upon the waters

Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior
I will call upon Your name

Keep my eyes above the waves

My soul will rest in Your embrace
I am Yours and You are mine

Doesn't that cover every single question we'll ever have as Mamas? 

When we think our relationship with our children is going well and we discover that they've been lying to us for several weeks, what we do?

Seek His face.
Call upon His name.
Keep our eyes above the sting and on the healer of all things.
Trust Him when He has us walking in places that seem to difficult to walk.

When we can't get that three year old to stop throwing tantrums...
When them and us, we both fall into the same old sins day after day...
When they look us in the eyes and tell us they're not even sure if they believe in God...
When they purpose to be a burden to their siblings rather than a blessing...

The answer is always the same...

Seek His face.
Call upon His name.
Keep our eyes above the sting and on the healer of all things.
Trust Him when He has us walking in places that seem to difficult to walk.

Maybe that's what I needed to reflect on today?












In other news, I found this lovely drink on pinterest last week and since I am quite in love with all things Chai it has been my delight each and every afternoon.
Summer is coming to the farm...
And my heart is grateful!!!!