Fighting Back

I have struggled a little with this post.  I recently viewed a blog that tore down everything that this blog is standing for.  What I really wanted to do was go through and challenge everything that was written.  My problem with doing that was this blog then became contentious, and I would be tearing down another woman which is contrary to why it was created.  My heart broke as I read her thoughts, at first I was defensive and angry, now I feel sorry for her.  As I went through this other blog, it is enough to say that Satan is out in full force trying to diminish what we are doing as mothers, and as women!  It is time to fight back.... we will do this by being the women we were created to be.  We will do this by being the wife, mother, aunt, friend, grandmother, and neighbor that God needs us to be.  

Let's show more love, be more kind, have more fun, laugh a little more and find more joy in our lives.   

When Jewish women bid good-bye to each other they say "Have joy in your children"  This has encouraged me to think.  Sometimes when I am saying bye to a friend it is with a little hesitation about getting back to work taking care of the children, and home; and my farewell sounds a little more like "Wish me luck, I'm going home to the kids"   Am I missing the boat a little?  I think so..... Sister Hinckley said "Have joy in your mothering"    So how do I have joy in my children?  How do I have joy in my mothering?  First of all it's a choice...... I get to choose my attitude towards being a mom and whether or not I am finding joy in my children- and for that matter in my mothering.  I get to choose joy in being the mother, the aunt, the grandma, the neighbor, the friend.  We all have incredible opportunities to do good.  Second, I surround myself with amazing women who can help me see the important things in this life.  So, a big thanks to all of my sisters out there who inspire me to be a little better.  

It occurred to me this week that Eve was called the mother of all living even before she had children.  As I thought about this it seems as though there is more to being a mother than actually delivering a child into this world. You can be a mother to those around you.  There is so much for each of us to do.   As President James E. Faust said: “There is no greater good in all the world than motherhood. The influence of a mother in the lives of herchildren is beyond calculation."  We will make a difference!!! 

This can be done in a lot of different ways.  I have a cute neighbor that decided to create a 4-H club  for her daughter and any other little girls in the neighborhood who would like to participate.  She is amazing.  She is mothering my daughter every time she teaches her a skill and is kind to her, she helps her to become better.  She is fighting back against Satan by loving and teaching these young ladies.  I have told her on several occasions that she is amazing to do this for these little girls. Her reply is always the same... "I like it!"   She finds joy in doing it.  We can all do something.  We can each show love, we can each make a difference in our own ways. 

How do you fight back? 

How do you find joy in your children and in your mothering? 


Today I will choose to not constantly go behind and pick up the mess Olie makes.... instead I will sit down and play with him.  We will see about tomorrow ;)