To all Christian wives and mothers: I'm rooting for you.

I wrote this as a comment on a dear lady's blog, and then realized: she isn't alone.  So there are, most certainly, other women out there who need to hear the same thing!  This is me, as a young wife and (Lord willing) future mother, giving those of you with years more experience than I all the encouragement I can muster in one pep-talk of a blog post.

So, without further ado...

To all Christian wives and mothers:

First of all: YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE.

No, you’re not perfect, but for heaven’s sake, who is?!?

All those moms who seem to have it all together…THEY DON’T.  Not all the time.  They are not perfect.

Most of us bloggers put out our best, shining faces.  We post pictures of our {clean} homes.  We write about our {successful} recipes.  We talk about our {happy} days as wives and mothers.  What most of us don’t share is that 99% of the time, our house is not really all that clean.  We do not always make fantastic food that tastes and looks great.  We often have really sucky days when nothing seems to go right.

That’s NORMAL.  That’s to be EXPECTED.  We live in a SINFUL WORLD.  And—this isn’t the end of all things!  We have eternity, in heaven, with Jesus, to look forward to.

Plus—no matter how often you yell at your kids or refuse your husband or just plain lose it—Jesus has already taken away all that sin.  Kaput.  Done for.  Gone.  Outta here.

Don’t let it get you down, my dear.  I know, we all have THOSE days.  I hear ya.  Despite not having kids yet, I hear ya.

Way too true, eh?

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Don’t forget: you’re a sinner, but you’re a saint, too.  You have the Holy Spirit in your heart.  You are doing for your kids the bravest, best thing in the world: you are a stay-at-home mommy.

I am so proud of you.  So thankful, that you’re doing this for your kids, because not only are you raising them to be a blessing to the world, you are raising them to be godly women and men and they will have an impact on the world for Christ one day.

That is worth every dirty diaper, every temper tantrum, every crappy day you’ll ever have.

I know it doesn’t seem like it right now.  But you’re in this with millions of other mothers.  You all can do it.  Because you're not doing it alone.  Yes, your husband should be (hopefully is!) your partner and teammate and biggest fan.  But, dear sister in Christ, you have GOD on your side.  He's in this with you.  He can, will, and does give you the strength to get through even the toughest days.  He will make it all worth it in the end.  He is cheering for you even more than I am.  He loves you more than you can imagine.

So, dear wife, dear mother... Hang in there.  You're my hero.

Linking up:

Far Above Rubies; Growing Home; Thankful Homemaker; Time-Warp Wife; Call Me Blessed; Cornerstone Confessions; Raising Homemakers; A Wise Woman Builds Her Home; Deep Roots at Home; To Love, Honor and Vacuum; Women Living Well; Passionate and Creative Homemaking; The Fontenot Four; First Day of My Life; kate says stuff