Being a Mom

Mother's Day is Sunday, and it's really gotten me thinking this year about being Mother and what it means.  

Being a mom is the greatest blessing in the world.  

Being a mom is single handedly the most rewarding and most challenging job ever. There are no days off. The future of a human being depends on you. What paths they choose in life and the direction they take their life is a result of the decisions you make while they are young. This is heavy stuff. Being a mom means never having a second to yourself again— not even while peeing or showering. You fully open your life to this tiny human being and it is forever changed. Your freedom is gone. Being a mom means a lot of sleepless nights and exhausting days. It means sometimes going days without showering or leaving the house. It means cleaning up more poop and vomit than you could have ever imagined. It means sacrificing what you want so you can provide and take care of this person you created. It means being under appreciated most of the time. It means crying yourself to sleep sometimes because the day was so incredibly long and monotonous. It means sometimes needing a glass of wine at 4:00 in the afternoon because it was one of those days. Being a mom means worrying incessantly. It means pulling yourself out of bed at the crack of dawn every morning with a smile on your face no matter what. 

Being a mom also means being the luckiest person in the world.  It means a simple smile, hug, or laugh can make your entire day. It means laughing like you have never laughed before. It means having a love so immense, it sometimes brings you to your knees. Being a mom means living a life so fulfilling you need nothing else. You frequently wonder what you did with your life before this child was born. Being a mom means finding simple pleasures out of everything. Being a mom means having an unspoken bond with all other moms—we just get each other. Being a mom means appreciating your mom that much more—you know what she sacrificed and put into raising you and how hard it was. Being a mom means being incredibly strong; your body housed a baby for nine months and then birthed it. Being a mom means thanking God every single day for the miracle of life he blessed you with. It means being grateful beyond belief. Being a mom is the most wonderful thing in the world.

To all you moms out there... enjoy this day. I know we all deserve to be pampered and appreciated at least for one day. Being a mom is hard as crap, but worth every minute. I wouldn't change it for anything. And Happy Mothers Day to my mom, the most incredible mom in the world. She is my inspiration.