The Motherhood Project

 I can't say enough how much I love these pictures....I had the amazing opportunity to be a part of "The Motherhood Project" in May. I was nominated by a friend to be a part of the this project and it was such a neat experience. The talented Jalene Taylor created this project to document motherhood in action. Specifically mothers with a unique view on motherhood. One mother had cancer, another young mother had just lost her husband, we have had some unique adoption experiences, and there were more inspiring stories about motherhood. I truly felt honored that I was nominated to be a part of this project. I truly love being a mother and nothing makes me happier than being a mother and a wife. I love that every thing I have ever done or worked for in my life has prepared me to be a mother. I love that there is no limit to motherhood. There is no limit to teaching my children, loving my children, and helping them develop their talents and gifts. I love that I get to be an instrument in our Heavenly Father's hands everyday to teach my kids the things that He would have me teach them. As I pray about their needs, how to communicate better with them, to have an understanding heart, to have greater patience, use my time wisely, look for teaching moments, and many more things that change from day to day, I feel the hand of the Lord working in my life. That is a great feeling! Being a mother has changed me so much and I am grateful for how my kids have changed me for the better. With each child, I have been able to lose myself a little more and with each child I am happier than I was before. I love that motherhood is a refining process! Before each of my children were born, I have always prayed, pleaded, and spent a lot of time talking to Heavenly Father. It is such a refining process to plead for this baby to come into our family if it is Heavenly Father's will. It is a feeling of complete submission to prepare for this baby and if it isn't Heavenly Father's will, it is a complete acceptance of His will and preparation for what is to come next. The refinement continues everyday as I pray for help to raise my children. The Spirit continues to guide me and help me know what things I need to change, when I need to spend more one on one time with one of my kids, when I need to play more, which areas Ron and I need to strengthen our marriage to be better examples to our kids, and so many other things. It is a constant process of becoming more like our Heavenly Father and there is nothing that will change my heart quicker than my children.
I feel so honored and blessed to be the mother to my 3 miracle babies! They truly are straight from heaven and I feel the presence of heaven in our home everyday. Motherhood is amazing and I thank my Heavenly Father everyday for the blessing I have been given to be a mother. Not just a mother is general, but specifically the mother to Reese, Nora, and Ren.