Loved this, Lara. As a mom a little further along (okay, I'm a grandma now, so maybe quite a bit further along), I wholeheartedly agree with the importance of surrendering our children to God. It is so necessary when they are small; it doesn't stop when they become adults. Establishing that pattern of constant surrender (and re-surrender) of our children to the Lord is a wonderful and important discipline for mothers at all stages. Bless you, dear one!
I love this perspective from a mom further along than me. I think as a mom of littles, I can start to think, "Once they reach X age/stage, then I won't worry as much anymore..." but you're right that there will always be times when we want to have that control and it will be out of our hands, and we will need to surrender them to our good and kind God. It's never a one-and-done, but a constant (sometimes daily or hourly!) process.
Loved this, Lara. As a mom a little further along (okay, I'm a grandma now, so maybe quite a bit further along), I wholeheartedly agree with the importance of surrendering our children to God. It is so necessary when they are small; it doesn't stop when they become adults. Establishing that pattern of constant surrender (and re-surrender) of our children to the Lord is a wonderful and important discipline for mothers at all stages. Bless you, dear one!
I love this perspective from a mom further along than me. I think as a mom of littles, I can start to think, "Once they reach X age/stage, then I won't worry as much anymore..." but you're right that there will always be times when we want to have that control and it will be out of our hands, and we will need to surrender them to our good and kind God. It's never a one-and-done, but a constant (sometimes daily or hourly!) process.