Choosing Motherhood Part 2

 

So I had to share more thoughts on motherhood.

More mothering from home advice:

dressed, brushed teeth, fixed hair and makeup.

It makes a huge difference in my attitude.

But it's easy to let it slide and not do it.

Now, I am not making any sort of condemnation

on the choice to work outside the home.

There is enough blaming that spouts around.

Parenting is hard from home and from work.

Choices to work outside the home and to work inside the home are both sacrifices.

Each family has to make that difficult choice.

As moms we do our best with the unique situation of our lives.

We, as moms, are not perfect

and neither will our kids be

whether we are at home or at work.

I simply share what my challenges

have been, especially in my thoughts,

in my choice to work from home.

Choosing to be a mom first

does not have to mean that I must

lose my own identity.

Or giving up

my own dreams.

Being a mom

is part of my dream

for my life.

I can still very much

be who I am

as a mom.

Motherhood is part of who I am.

I embrace it.

A wonderful opportunity

is there to be creative

with weaving the uniqueness

of who I am

and the "other" callings in my life

into our family life.

It is not a choice

of "them or me"

but a choice of

"us".

And how that "us" will

look

in our lifestyle.

I hope I teach my kids

to be who they are,

to maintain their own personal identity,

to creatively take steps

on the journey

of

living their beliefs,

within

the beautiful design

of

a

family.

It's not all easy and beauty.

Original dreams did not all happen

just the way I wanted them.

But that is ok.

I can still dream and live those dreams

and think big

as a mom.

It just might look a little different

than I first thought,

and it just might

take more time than I had originally planned.

And choosing to be a mom

over the career status that I once desired

while developing a creative business

{slowly}

in our home

around our lifestyle

is living

my

new

dream.

What is your dream, mom?

For your lifestyle?

For your family?

What is most important, at the core of your life?

Are you living what is important to you?

What can you do today to take

one step,

just one step,

toward living what you believe?

If you could design your life,

what would be most important to that life?

Start today.