Over the past several weeks I’ve had multiple conversations with friends- mothers in all different stages of motherhood- and I’m hearing a common thread woven between our Mama hearts: We fear suffering for our children. We love them so much and we want to control and curate their experiences so that their life journeys are easy, without tears; without pain.
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That’s been quite possibly the most difficult part of this journey; when my mind runs down dark “what if” alleys and my heart breaks in a million pieces as I witness their tears and pain in missing their daddy and watching Mommy endure cancer treatments.
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I’ve learned the truths I have to preach to myself in those moments: These children belong to the Lord, not me. He is the perfect Parent and can take care of them far better than I could ever dream to. He is writing a beautiful story through their lives. The stories of suffering they walk through may just be the experiences that shape them into the men and women God is growing them to be.
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Then and only then can I exhale and remember the same grace available to me is theirs too. They are His.
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God, You are faithful. #theendisgood
