Moms...

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about my role as a mother. I don't want to really call it worrying but I never realized what a huge responsibility we have been given as parents. God has entrusted this little creature to Lee and I to raise. Did He really know what he was doing??? I guess my thinking has come about as I become more aware and amazed at the great responsibility I have to raise Jackson to be a Godly man. My daily prayer is for Jack to know God, REALLY know Him, and trust Him. I feel like if that happens, everything else will fall into place.

Sometimes I get so distracted by all the other things I need to do and be concerned about as a mother...picking the right foods, not too much tv, is he playing too much, not enough, why does he insist on climbing on the couch and jumping all over it??etc. But when I stop and just listen to God, I hear Him telling me to do just that, STOP and listen for Him. I need to show Jackson how to love and trust God. He needs to see it in his parents. I need to trust God that He will only show me and lead me to the things that are right for Jackson and will grow him into the man God wants him to be. That is sometimes hard to do with all the other distractions. I want Jackson to know I love him but more importantly than that I want Jackson to know God loves him...Right now I simply cannot imagine being 2nd in Jack's life. But, I know that if I do my job as a parent correctly I will be 2nd - notice I didn't say 3rd or 4th :) - and that God will be 1st. I guess that's what it's all about.