I will be honest with you. I am tired. But it is all so worth it. My pastor has always said that we cultivate what we celebrate. I have written about that statement many times. But it is so true. When we celebrate with our children, no matter how small the reason, we cultivate something in them that will pass down to the next generation.
Take the time to celebrate your children. To celebrate your family. Even when you are tired. The enemy loves to whisper in our ear that it is not worth it. Too much to do. Too tired to do it well. Or the complete lie that our children don't want to be celebrated. They will think it is lame.
Celebrate with a mother's heart. Love well. In deed and in words. Tell them you are proud of them. Show them that you are in the moment with them. Each child has a different bent. Figure out what it is. Then pour into their individual bent. Love them in a way that they will receive. Big or small. It matters.
Don't let the big things slip by. And don't miss the little things hiding behind their insecurities and their busy lives. Celebrate it all. Speak into their hearts with words of affirmation. With humble recognition. With Love that lets them know that they are special and that you noticed.
A mother's heart is so full of revelation and of insight into our children. Don't keep it inside. Share it with them. Cultivate an environment that makes them feel special. Even if they don't acknowledge it. Even if they roll their eyes or shrug off the effort. Just a hug. Just a kind word. It goes a long way. And that kind of cultivation reaches through generations into eternity.
Jesus celebrates with our mother's heart. Receive His blessing and know that you are loved and celebrated and known by the Creator of the Universe. Be blessed my sweet friends. Happy Mother's Day!
But Mary treasured up all these things
and pondered them in her heart.
Luke 2:19
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