No One Gives Quite like a Mother, Its a season of Self-sacrifice

Man, I was looking at my book shelf hoping to find something to lift my spirits and I found the book, "Mommy Dreams" my mom gave to me when I was pregnant. It instantly warmed my heart, just as I found encouragement as I opened up the pages not just from the words that shook my body, but because of the fact that my mom and I don't talk as much as we'd like and see each other as much as we'd like, it reminded me that she still is always in my thoughts.... A mother/ daughter bond is so special.

But here are a few things that really spoke to me... Maybe they will lift you up also.

"My kids place their food and drink orders all day. My husband stays after work to have a beer, comes home, eats and goes to bed. I feel like no one thought of me at all the whole day."

The encouragement to that-

You know when sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; your are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. 

Where can I go from your spirit?

Where can I flee from  your presence? 

If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths you are there.

If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the seam even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. 

"KEEPING UP WITH THE KIDS ISN'T THE HARDEST PART OF MOTHERING; its the loneliness."

The encouragement to that- 

How long O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? Look on me and answer, O Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death. But I trust in your unfailing love, my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me.