Mother is the MORE........

I have been thinking a lot about this lately, maybe because the whole first of the year thing and wanting to be a better mom. But really it has been on my mind for months. A few months ago in trying to get to know my neighbors and people in my ward I started to feel surrounded by wonderfully multi-talented mothers....it seemed as though everyone I met was a stay at home mom with a side business (and usually doing something creative on etsy or something). Although I love being a SAHM, I started to feel like there was something MORE I could do with a talent I had. As I thought about it I started to feel very untalented.........everything I could think of that I did decently good wasn't something I felt I could really do something with or there was just no way I would have the time. From there I kept thinking I just am not organized enough.....these are busy moms how do they have the time to do this, and still find time for there kids, and all the things running a household entails, as well as studying and teaching the gospel in the home. I had never really felt this way before, I love being a mom and I knew that what really mattered was the MOST IMPORTANT things. However, at a relief society get together of some young new moms to the ward, we had all been asked the "what do you like to do?" question.... there are a lot of things that I would love to learn or start to do or start up again but for the most part I don't have much time for a hobby, they are kind of hit and miss. Many of the women gave the typical answers "when I actually find the time I like to ____?, or I love to do this all the time." Then one mom when it came her turn said, "I love being a mom, and enjoying doing things with my kids right now in my life."

It really hit me then, even though I already knew it, being a mother is the MORE! and if that was all I was able to accomplish, have time for, and work on getting better at then at least I was working and doing the very most important thing!! I think that women who can do the mother thing and other things being successful at both are amazing, and my hat is off to them..........but I've come to see that I need to be okay with what is in my realm of accomplishment at this time....we all have different talents and capabilities.

So, what is it that I like to do? I like to do the "mom thing", being a mother is the MORE in my life ...... and I find it fun, enjoyable, rewarding, frustrating, and more challenging than any other hobby I can think of.