“Mothers who know do less. They permit less of what will not bear good fruit eternally. They allow less media in their homes, less distraction, less activity that draws their children away from their home. Mothers who know are willing to live on less and consume less of the world’s goods in order to spend more time with their children—more time eating together, more time working together, more time reading together, more time talking, laughing, singing, and exemplifying. These mothers choose carefully and do not try to choose it all.”
-Julie B. Beck-
Lately I've been working on being a more deliberate mother. Making my children more of my priority & then planning everything else around them. I've been working on caring less about what others may think about the choices I make as a parent & focusing more on what I know my children really need. I've been working on giving my children more of my time & connecting with them on a daily basis. I'm an imperfect parent at best, but I've found as I've gone about this in a prayerful & purposeful way, I see only positive changes in myself & my children. As I look over these pictures that I've taken throughout the last week, I see two faces that deserve the very best of me. I think being a mother is the most important job there is & while most days are filled with many imperfect moments, I can't help but look at the whole of it & see something so worthwhile & beautiful.
