I don’t know about you, but lately I have found myself in constant motion. I move from one thing to another – one need to another – until I collapse into bed each night. Life is moving dreadfully fast. Wasn’t it yesterday that my oldest was sitting in the shopping cart gazing into my eyes? Now she stands toe to toe with me and meets me eye to eye. So how in the world do we stop even for just a minute or to and be moms of purpose? Here are a few of my thoughts and my passion for this prayer:
- Get serious and specific in your prayer life. Write it down. See a character isssue in your girl that needs correction? Find a verse and pray it for her and over her.
- While you are on your knees ask God to give you ideas to be a mom of purpose. Ask Him to give you a creative spark to really reach her heart!
- Ask other moms – how to do you purposefully train your girls? What have you done that has worked? I truly have no original ideas! Yes – I copy other mom’s amazing works and I am proud to say I do. If you find something that you think will be great for your daughter – use it! And thank the mom you copied. She will be flattered, I promise!
- Get to the heart of your girl – ask her! “When do you learn best? What do you still not understand. How would you like to spend time with me?” This will save you a bunch of time and heartache later and avoid you being purposeful and her just missing it!
- Start simple – it does not have to be elaborate or expensive. Regular tea time each week just to get some face to face time will work.
- Since I have four girls and get quite overwhelmed I have assigned each of them 1 day per week. I try my best (though sometimes the day gets away from me) to focus on that girl that day. For example, my 2nd oldest always struggles on Monday. I have to remind myself all day, “Monday is not her day. Give her grace. Give her grace. Meet her where she is.” On this day, I try to give her some special mommy attention.
The bottom line is this my sisters: pour out your heart to the Lord. He knows you and He gave you your girl(s) for a reason. He has charged you with training her up in the way she should go. This happens ,for the most part, as you go throughout your day. You can truly seize teachable moments all day long. But, there are times when special purposeful training is necessary. Our heart behind this September focus is that you will be praying and asking God to show you how to be a mom of purpose for your daughter. We don’t want to look back and “wish we had been a mom like that.”
As time flies by without so much as a warning, I find that any time I am purposeful with my girls it is like taking a snapshot with my heart that last forever. That moment is etched not only in my heart – but more importantly in the heart of my girl. May our passion for prayer this month lead us to be able to say:
Proverbs 3:1, 2
My child, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart. For they will give you a long and satisfying life. (New Living Translation)
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This ministers SO much to me…I remember the days when I was worried how I would teach my daughter to crawl, then walk, then talk, then read….always worried and nervous about the great responsibility of us mothers. I need to take those worries to HIM in prayer!!!
One of the creative ways I bring in conversation about God with the girls is by choosing one “word” for the school year to focus on. I am amazed at the doors it opens for my daughters to share with very little input from me. Just wanted to share how we decide on the “word” and then the “word” in action.
http://madabella.typepad.com/blog/2010/08/preparing-hearts-and-backpacks.html
http://madabella.typepad.com/blog/2010/08/beauty.html
I am glad to have found this community and hope to continue to gain more insight from you Ladies!
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How timely…it is my daughter’s birthday this month, love this focus of being intentional!
you’ve put a fire under me with this stacey! i can feel your passion and i want to grab hold of it and get on my knees immediately! thank you for these great ideas and i cherish that verse!!
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Oh, how much I needed this today! Thank you for sharing your heart! I want to be a mom of purpose.!
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What an incredible post, Stacey! I feel the same with life moving so quickly these days! I really needed to read this today!
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Time is certainly flying! Thank you for this inspiration. You have given us words to think about and act upon, especially with the beginning of a new school year. . .
What great ideas you’ve shared! I pray that I will be intentional in training my daughters and reaching their hearts.
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I so want to be a mom “on purpose” rather than floating or coasting. Thank you for your constant encouragement, sister-friend.
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Thank you. Wonderful to read today.
Melissa Nesdahl recently posted..An Angel in Human Skin
Stacey, your words hit me right in the heart today. The time is going by so quickly and I am in the season right now to be the best mom to my girls that I can be. Thanks for reminding me that that is so important right now.
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