motherhood

welcome to motherhood

it's the start of a new chapter for your family.

you'll have your baby in your arms and think,

just a few days ago you were inside of me.

this world will be different than your moms

but you'll want to ask her about everything

and everything you used to do with two hands

you'll now do with one.

you'll take a million photos of the same thing,

and want to show them to everyone.

sometimes you'll beg for silence.

but then you'll worry when it's quiet.

sometimes you will ask, "what did i do?"

but more times you'll think, "wow!, look what i've done!"

and you will wonder if there is a new mom out there

going through the exact same thing.

-the pampers commercial that made me cry

"Mothers, cherish that role that is so uniquely yours and for which heaven itself sends angels to watch over you and your little ones. Yours is the work of salvation, and therefore you will be magnified, compensated, made more than you are, better than you are, and better than you have ever been....May I say to mothers collectively, in the name of the Lord, you are magnificent. You are doing terrifically well. The very fact that you have been given such a responsibility is everlasting evidence of the trust your Father in Heaven has in you. He is blessing you and He will bless you, even—no, especially—when your days and your nights may be the most challenging. Rely on Him. Rely on Him heavily. Rely on Him forever. And “press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope.”-Jeffrey R Holland