Inspired by our reading of the "Little House" books, Anna decided...
...if Mary could sew a nine patch, she could too!
Look at that smile! What a feeling of accomplishment and budding domesticity!
Often I look back over what my older children have learned, how I used to teach, the experiences obtained, and feel so much more was gleaned in those earlier years of parenting. Easily, I can look at the mountain of mothering that has to go on in a day with eight children now, not just two, and feel a bit of pity for the middle group...they seem to get squished in between the leadership needs of the older and the physical needs of the little ones. And the little ones themselves? I count on God to make up for all that I lack. This nine patch was a rare snapshot of what my teaching and training ought to be. Somewhere over the years, I have been swept away in the "busyness" of mothering and forgot the "business" of mothering.
Having a renewed vision for mothering, and parenting, and teaching, and discipling (my goodness, the list could go on and on) I commit to those priceless moments, those lets-try-to-fit-one-more-on-my-lap-while-I-read moments, those projects that teach real skills, and those moments that reach deep into the heart.
4 comments:
Dear Mrs. Regan,
What beautiful words!
I believe you have put into words what most of us mothers feel, a sense that we do not do enough!
But then you see the joy in your little one's eyes and you realize...that yes, you are teaching exactly what they need to know :)
Blessings,
maria
Beautiful~
~Cinnamon
How sweet and beautiful.
These words were very convicting to me as I felt struck deep with the phrase "busy ness of mothering" and "business of mothering". Thank you for this very thought provoking post.
Your little daughter is so very sweet - I hope if God ever blesses us with a daughter that she too will desire to learn domestic arts and enjoy Little House books as much. :)
Even with three I feel this way at time. Beautiful. Blessings Catherine
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