Ahhhh, the magic of motherhood.
To be honest, I never dreamed of become a mother. I didn’t imagine myself covered in babies, and my heart’s desire wasn’t to stay home wiping up sticky fingers and cleaning up never ending spilt snacks. I pictured myself becoming an archeologist, traveling the world, maybe a teacher of history, discovering and adventuring to my hearts content. In fact, I was an Ancient Jewish History Major, focusing on Old Testament History (not Jewish by the way). I pictured myself doing something “great”. Something that made a difference. A change of events led me to take a break from school and by chance, I got a job teaching at a preschool.
You guys. It captured my heart. I fell in love with teaching. I loved that preschool age group, their love of learning, their silly questions, their excitement over EVERYTHING and I loved it so much, I decided to go back to school with a focus in Early Childhood Education. And I realized that traveling the world without the boy I had a crush on would be totally pointless. We got married that summer and planned to travel the world together. After a few years of teaching Elementary school, I had Penelope and knew there was no way I was going back to work. Teacher turned mama it was and I have never looked back! There is not a doubt in my mind I am exactly where I’m suppose to be. While we didn’t do much world traveling, we now take our babies across the United States and travel and make memories as a family, which in my opinion, knocks traveling the world solo out of the park.
Is it exhausting? Yes.
It is overwhelming? Yes.
Does it always feel right? No
Is it glamorous? Hell no.
Is it the best freaking thing on the plant. Most of the time.
But maybe most importantly, is it “great”? Is it making a difference? Everyday, in every moment. YES.
A thousand times, YES.
So raise your iced coffees and champagnes to the everyday moments, the big and the small, the victories, the defeats. making it to bedtime and every beautiful, brutal moment in between.
“This shaping of souls.
This raising tiny humans.
There are those who say that this is ordinary.
Don’t buy that for a second.
Mighty.
You are mighty because you mother.”
-Lisa Jo Baker
And that my friends, says it all.
