Moms spend a lot of time taking care of the needs of others and making sure everyone is doing well. When holidays or birthdays come, we fret over what everyone wants or needs, wondering what will bring a smile to their face or enrich their lives.
But… what’s on your wish list, dear moms? Sometimes our list is full of fun or household items. Sometimes it’s full of our deepest desires as mothers. Either way, it’s certainly a day when Christian moms find ourselves reflecting on what we REALLY want as a reward for this crazy wonderful gig called motherhood.
Let me share with you a glimpse into my mom heart and chat about the things that really matter, mom to mom.
What you do is important. In fact, it’s critical! Life-transforming! World-changing! Kingdom-building! It matters here and now and it matters in the eternity. Even if you feel forgotten or unappreciated — such things are no reflection of your worth or identity. Do not let those feelings derail you or keep you from seeing clearly!
I pray you are encouraged!
It’s a familiar scene. Another day of mothering has come to an end.
After cleaning up the last meal of the day, tucking the kids in bed, tending the baby, and preparing for tomorrow, I have exactly an hour to myself before my brain shuts down entirely.
I haven’t eaten dinner. I am spent. The list of things that never ends just. never. ends. Laundry, cooking, cleaning, planning, teaching, correcting, disciplining, shopping.
I sink my head to the counter and take a minute to collect myself before I implode. My husband looks on, slightly concerned I may not get back up.
This is my life! It is both messy and beautiful. I know you can relate, right?
I love my calling as wife, mom, homemaker and homeschooler. LOVE it. I never doubt the value of my work in this role. And most days I finish with a sense that time was well spent.
Some days, though…
Some days I just don’t see the reward I want to see. Some days I just really want someone to put a gold star on my chart!
Have you been there, too?
What Christian Moms Really Want for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. What is Mother’s Day all about for moms?
Many moms will be getting gifts, chocolates, jewelry, small appliances, crafts, and more. Those are good things. They really are. I like a good handprint card and a blender just as much as the next mom. But…
We cook and clean and plan. We snuggle and comfort and play. We teach and we train and we instruct in the ways of the Lord.
It is wonderful and exhausting.
We labor in prayer over our precious children and do our best to point them to Christ, knowing the decision to follow Him is their own.
Everything in us is poured into this worthy endeavor.
So, what we really want is this:
- For our labor to not be in vain
- For there to be good fruit
- For our children to rise up and call us blessed
Those are hard things to wrap a bow around, right? Yet they are the longing of our hearts.
Here’s the thing, dear moms: most days you are sowing seeds, not harvesting fruit. There will be times when you will be blessed with an amazing glimpse into the impact your work is having on the lives of your children. Some days, however, there will seem to be little reward. Take a deep breath, mama, Hang in there and keep running the race.
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9
Your Gold Starts Are Piling Up
Even if you aren’t sure you’re making a difference, I want to tell you something very important and very true right now: What you do matters tremendously.
Let your heart be encouraged! Let there be a little more spring in your step today! You are planting deep and meaningful seeds into the hearts of your children for a reward that is eternal. It is a work approved for God’s kingdom.
Do not grow weary of good! The labor of a loving mother will never be in vain.
Know this, friend: Your prayers are being heard, your work is being seen, and the gold stars are piling up like crazy, whether you see them this side of heaven or not.
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by Stephanie, The Multi Taskin' Mom
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Lisa Williams
1 May 2018Hobby Lobby
SE
9 May 2018Hobby Lobby here too.
Candice
9 May 2018Wonderful choices! Hobby Lobby or Stitch Fix are my top two picks! Etsy is nice too.
Denise
1 May 2018Love this encouragement! I can relate to the chaos moments…and the constant overwhelmingness of “mom-ing”. (I’d love a Starbucks card if I won the drawing!)
Jamell Crawford
1 May 2018I would love to win a Zulily or Hobby Lobby gift card
Kristy Pulcher
9 May 2018I would love Hobby Lobby or Starbucks!
Amanda Fierge
1 May 2018I’d love to win the Hobby Lobby gift card!!
Alexia
1 May 2018Zulily gift card would be fun! I could use a little fun!
Michelle Pearl
1 May 2018Thank you for the opportunity to pamper ourselves and families! It would be a hard decision but I would choose Hobby Lobby! I am not much or a coffee out or clothes shopping person. My household loves to build, craft and explore! Hobby Lobby would help out to indulge in our creative side!
Lana
1 May 2018Hobby Lobby
Molly d’Elseaux
1 May 2018Hobby Lobby gift card would be amazing! I’ve never been!
Jody
1 May 2018I would love a Hobby Lobby card!
Wendy Clark
1 May 2018I;m not totally sure, but probably Etsy.
Kyla
9 May 2018I think Etsy would be fun
Laura C
1 May 2018Thank you so much for this! I’d like to win a Zulily gift card.
Karen
1 May 2018etsy
Lori Shaffer
1 May 2018Etsy
Heather
1 May 2018Wow! So great of you ladies! I would love to win a hobby lobby gift card!
Stephanie Johnson
1 May 2018Thank you for the opportunity to win such a generous prize. I would want the Hobby Lobby gift card. What a blessing to whoever wins. God bless.
Lyndsay
1 May 2018I would love a gift card to Stitch Fix!
Xst
9 May 2018yes stitch fix sound great
Melissa Herrin
1 May 2018Etsy
Whitney
1 May 2018Great post! It speaks to my tired mama soul. <3
Whitney
1 May 2018I forgot to add to my comment. I would love a hobby lobby card!
Shelby
2 May 2018Ooh, drooling over Hobby lobby…yay!
Jennifer C
2 May 2018I would pick zulily or Starbucks. This is such a great gift giveaway. Thank you so much for this opportunity!
Krista
2 May 2018Hobby Lobby :o)
Autumn Jones
2 May 2018Hobby Lobby!
Kandie A Wood
3 May 2018Your amazing person for blessing 3 wonderful Moms! Thank you and God Bless you and yours.
I would definitely love a Hobby Lobby card. My kids and I can spend hours in there trying to decide what we can’t live without.
Scarlett Watson
3 May 2018Hobby Lobby!
Cammi Vallejo
3 May 2018Thank you for the giveaway. I’d love either Etsy or Starbucks.
Beth
3 May 2018I would love to win the Zulily gift card!
Katherine Kastner
3 May 2018I would enjoy the Hobby lobby gift card.
Amanda
3 May 2018Stitch Fix would be nice.
Stephanie Cardoza
3 May 2018Such an encouraging read!
I would probably go for Hobby Lobby or Starbucks!
Barb
3 May 2018I needed to read this entry about being a weary but blessed Mama! Thank you for encouraging me at helping me to focus on the prize, rather than the laundry and dirty dishes! You have blessed me!
Jen
5 May 2018Hobby Lobby is my very favorite…. also, YES. This is literally ALL I want for Mother’s Day, birthday, Christmas or anything else. I could never ever get another gift again, if I could just have exactly what you said above!
Chelsea
5 May 2018Hoping for the giftcard win, that would be awesome either Starbucks or Hobby Lobby.
Elizabeth Bovender
7 May 2018I would love to win a gift card to Hobby Lobby…
Alison Baustian
8 May 2018What a great gift! Etsy
Kristine
8 May 2018Zulily or Hobby Lobby – so hard to choose! But I think I would honestly go for Zulily! Now if only I had some Mommy time to do the shopping!
Stacy Brandli
9 May 2018Thank you so much for this giveaway! May God pour extra blessings on you, Mama! I love you post and can fully relate to all you spoke of.
Tauna Meyer
9 May 2018Thank you Stacy!
Barb Rohde
9 May 2018Hobby Lobby
Rebecca
9 May 2018Such a great blessing to all of the Mama’s! Thank you!
Amy
9 May 2018Hmm hard choice but I think I would go with hobby lobby!
Tracy Williams
9 May 2018You were spot on with your description of motherhood! If I won the gift card, I think I’d go with Etsy. But what a decision–I’d love any of them (except the Starbucks since I’m not a coffee fan). Just surprise me!!!
Kasey Wonders
9 May 2018Would love a Hobby Lobby Getaway! That would be the perfect Mother-daughter outing in time for Mothers Day!
Alyssa
9 May 2018A gift card to Hobby Lobby would be fabulous! Thanks for the chance!
Courtney
9 May 2018Encouraging post and fun giveaway! My first pick would be a Hobby Lobby gift card!
Sarah
9 May 2018Thank you for the beautiful encouragement! I remember my own mother praying and stressing out over her children and now that we’re all adults praying and stressing out over children of our own, I know that her prayers and stress was TOTALLY WORTH IT. For my Mom’s Mother’s Day, I want her to know that she IS BLESSED and her children appreciate her sacrifice to allow US TO BE BLESSED as well!
Linda
9 May 2018I would so love a clothing makeover boost. Zulily is my choice…..Thank You so much!
Tauna Meyer
9 May 2018You’re welcome! 🙂
Amanda Roby
9 May 2018What a great idea for a giveaway! Etsy all the way!
Susan
9 May 2018Hobby lobby
Kaytlin
9 May 2018Hobby lobby
Terri S
9 May 2018I would choose Etsy if I were to win.
Dianna A
9 May 2018I’m thinking either Zulily or Hobby Lobby
Victoria
9 May 2018Stitch Fix
Christina
9 May 2018Wonderful encouraging post! If I had a chance to choose, I LOVE Hobby Lobby! So many craft ideas for myself and my kids’ imaginative minds! 🙂
Tauna Meyer
9 May 2018I’m so glad it was an encouragement to you!
Pam S
9 May 2018Hobby Lobby!
Amanda Jarzombek
9 May 2018Etsy!!!
Aw
9 May 2018Etsy
Wendy Thornell
9 May 2018I would love to support small businesses with an Etsy gift card!
Beth
9 May 2018Thank you for being encouraging! Any gift is a blessing.
Jenn S.
9 May 2018I would absolutely love to win a Hobby Lobby gift card! Thanks for all you do! <3 Happy Mother's Day!
Tauna Meyer
9 May 2018Happy Mother’s Day Jenn!
Emily Adams
9 May 2018I would choose Zulily!
Katelyn Wahlquist
9 May 2018Hobby lonby
Sheila
9 May 2018Hobby Lobby
Heather
9 May 2018I would love a Hobby Lobby gift card to help make our home more “homey”
HEIDI YOUNG
9 May 2018Probably hobby lobby 🙂
Janeene Young
9 May 2018Great reminder that even when we don’t feel like what we are doing makes a difference, someone is always watching and learning. God bless you
Tauna Meyer
9 May 2018So true! 🙂
Cathy
9 May 2018This is an amazing giveaway! I think I’d choose Hobby Lobby.
Jeanne Sapp
9 May 2018HOBBY LOBBY!!!! Thanks for the opportunity.
Rebekah
9 May 2018I’d be thrilled with hobby lobby 😉
Elena
9 May 2018Zulily!
Tiffany (As For My House)
9 May 2018Hobby Lobby for sure! 🙂
Margo
9 May 2018Hobby Lobby
Angela
9 May 2018I love your blog! Honest and insightful, Helpful when I want to pull all my hair out! Hobby Lobby
Tauna Meyer
9 May 2018Thank you for that encouragement Angela!
Grace Wilson
9 May 2018Thank you for the encouragement, and such a giving heart you and your friends have! We can all learn from that!
Tauna Meyer
9 May 2018Thank you, Grace! I’m so glad it’s a blessing to you.
Ashley Sumners
9 May 2018Hobby Lobby for sure! Thanks so much for this amazing giveaway!
Lindsay
9 May 2018Nice to know I’m not the only one exhausted and overwhelmed on many days, yet somehow satisfied. I’d love a gift card for either Starbucks or Zulilly
Mel
9 May 2018Hobby Lobby. Thanks for the opportunity!!
Rachel LaFleur
9 May 2018I would love to win a hobby lobby gift card so I can put into action my plans for organizing my home/homeschool area. With 6 kids on a ministers budget there are few
allowences extras. God bless those who could use the gifts cards and blessings the most. Happy mother’s day, ladies!
rebeccal2004
9 May 2018Etsy would be nice to have
Maria Del Angel
9 May 2018Wow! Thank you so much for the encouraging words dear blogging friends! May God Bless you and your families as you bless others!
I’d love an Etsy card or stitch fix (my wardrobe could use some major help)!! 😉
Tauna Meyer
9 May 2018You’re welcome Maria! God bless you as well!
Tanya
9 May 2018Hobby Lobby
Jerae
9 May 2018Starbucks! When I have to teach Math we go to Starbucks. I am less likely to cry in public…
Rebecca Aquino
9 May 2018Happy Mother’s Day!
(A few days early)
There are no Hobby Lobby stores around here, so I would go with Zulily!
Dana Bollwerk
9 May 2018Those are all great! I would definitely love to win the Hobby Lobby gift card. Thanks for the chance!
Tauna Meyer
9 May 2018My pleasure! 🙂
Molly Davis
9 May 2018Hobby lobby or stitch fix
cindy hayman
9 May 2018Thank you for the opportunity and I would be thankful for any gift card, especially Zulily, Hobby Lobby, or Starbucks.
Tauna Meyer
9 May 2018You’re welcome! 🙂
Jen
9 May 2018Hobby Lobby would be great as I am trying to decorate and organize my home
Koren
9 May 2018I would love to win an etsy gift card ❤
Lisa
9 May 2018I love the DIY stuff and the encouragement that you give.
If I win one of the prizes I would like Starbucks.
Tauna Meyer
9 May 2018I’m so glad! 🙂
Corrie D.
9 May 2018Thank you for this post. It echoed what is in my heart. And thank you for the giveaway! I would love an Etsy card!
Tauna Meyer
9 May 2018You’re welcome!
Cheryl
9 May 2018Pretty sure I would go with Hobby Lobby! 🙂
Ruth Yam
9 May 2018Starbucks would be great for me. I seldom go there. Thanks for the generous gifts.
Alicia Hewitt
9 May 2018I’d love to win a Hobby Lobby gift card.
Heather N
9 May 2018I can’t decide between Etsy or Hobby Lobby. I think I would choose Hobby Lobby because then I could buy things I can see and pick up and decide that way first.
Amanda
9 May 2018I’d love Hobby Lobby!!!!
Jeanna Massman
9 May 2018I think I would choose Zulily.
Valerie
9 May 2018Hobby Lobby
Sadie
9 May 2018Happy Mother’s Day! Stitch Fix
Jamilyn Clausing
9 May 2018Hobby Lobby. My wishlist is a mile long.
Sandie McNeilly
9 May 2018I Love HOBBY LOBBY!!
Grace Kooiman
9 May 2018Thank you for this encouraging post and for the awesome giveaway!
Tauna Meyer
9 May 2018You’re welcome! 🙂
Michelle
9 May 2018I would love an etsy gift card. They have such beautiful art printables.
Sarah
9 May 2018I would a Hobby Lobby gift card.
Sarah
9 May 2018An encouraging post. I would have to go with Hobby lobby.
Karen Thompson
10 May 2018Thanks for the chance to win! I would choose Starbucks.
Carissa Bohley
10 May 2018I would choose Hobby Lobby. I love everything in that store! I love that they’re closed on Sunday’s and that they play Christian music! By far my FAVORITE store!
Sheila Ressel
10 May 2018If I won I would choose the Etsy gift card.
Gloria Erickson
10 May 2018I would love the Etsy prize. Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
Cheryl T.
10 May 2018I love Starbucks – it’s a sweet little treat when I go to the city.
I really appreciated this article. I even wrote down the three things that I didn’t know I wanted for Mother’s Day. You are right I sit and wonder when I will see the fruit of my labour but this is a time of sewing not reaping.
Deborah Bolin
10 May 2018I would LOVE the Hobby Lobby gift card!!
Amy Mac
10 May 2018Etsy
Nema
10 May 2018hobby lobby or starbuks.
Jenifer
13 May 2018Happy Mother’s Day! Thanks for the chance to win I would definitely have to pick Hobby Lobby Gift Card! God Bless You and thanks for the encouragement