Five Minutes Friday: Grow

I never expected motherhood to grow me.

I thrilled in watching my belly grow, feeling the little one inside me stretch and squirm, and waited for the day I would hold a newborn baby in my arms.  I couldn't wait for every milestone, to watch my little one grow.

But I never realized how much I would grow along the way.

I have grown to love more fully and enjoy the moments more deeply. 

I have become convicted of my own sin, as I watch my little ones test my limits and wait for me to correct them.

I've listened to my Father gently correct me, guiding me in the right path, gently nudging me forward to a place full of joy, freedom, hope.

I have grown in loving the me that He made me to be, accepting me for all my faults and messes, remembering that He calls me to come to Him just as I am.

And I have, finally, looked in the mirror, and seen who He has made me to be.

And every morning, His mercies are new, inviting me to once again come to His feet and listen to Him lead me to grow into the woman of faith, the mom of noble character He has called me to be.