May 16, 2004

The Kind of Mom I Want To Be

As I read Elisabeth Elliot's devotion a few days ago, I was struck by the things she and her siblings remembered about their mother after she died. As I read them I realized that's the kind of mother I want to be. So I formulated a list from her devotion, typed it up, and now I have it sitting on my desk as a constant reminder of the kind of person I want to be.

The Kind of Mom I Want To Be

  • Consistent
  • Being unfailingly available to my children
  • A wife who loves and respects her husband and enjoys him thoroughly
  • Obedient to the New Testament pattern of godly womanhood, including hospitality
  • Living in a state of unreserved surrender to the Lord – first of myself, then of my children
  • Prayerful for my children
  • Devoted to them always
  • Modeling what it means to be a lady
  • Modeling self-discipline
  • Modeling how to discipline children
  • Modeling how to discipline our home
  • Reading good books to my children
  • Singing to and snuggling my kids, helping to thereby shape their vision of life
  • Always working on my relationship with my God.

    I have a long way to go before attaining each of these goals, but by the grace of God and because of the life of Christ that dwells within me, I will at the very least grow steadily closer to them in the coming years...all for His glory and for the benefit of my children.

    Father God, carry on to completion the good work You have begun in me.

    Posted by at May 16, 2004 08:34 AM