The Autumn of Motherhood

September 11, 2012 By


“Teach us to number our days that we might present to you a heart of wisdom.”

With all seasons, God speaks to us through nature and His own visual art. In splendid glory and bursting color, autumn teaches us that life is always changing. Life and this season right now, is about to change. Life passes quickly and the autumn of any part of our lives reminds us that one more year, journey, season is about to pass.

We will never have this year, this day, this moment in which to invest again—it will be fleeting and over, as one autumn marks another year soon to be past.

Today is the day in which I may pour out love,
Inspiration,
Serving and touching hearts,
Pointing in this moment of glory, the divine creator.
Teaching what is true and right and good,
Modeling faith.

The ministry of motherhood must be personal—back rubs, giggles, eyes really seeing into the face and soul of the one being listened to…

A machine wastes and sucks up time—
A real little human being requires personal attention as a flower needs real water.

When this day is past, I must hope that I have used it well and invested wisely because I will never have it to live over again, and soon, very soon, the autumn of motherhood will remind us, that this season is almost over.

Blessings,

Sally Clarkson

MomHeart, I Take Joy

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4 Comments | Filed Under: Following God, Parenting
  • http://joyfulmothering.net Christin

    Love this practical way to really pour into our children. Thank you sweet Sally!

  • http://kcbutlersatimetolaugh.blogspot.com/ Dana Butler

    Bless your heart, Sally. I just love it. Thank you so much for this perspective. So RIGHT.

  • http://www.facebook.com/hillary.batynichols Hillary Baty Nichols

    Thank you! I need this right now to remind me to fully embrace and enjoy my time with my toddler and 4 month old. Even my good days are rough but God is working on me through it all and I am so thankful!

  • Kelli

    Lately I have been feeling a lack of energy and unfortunately feel like my children have been paying the price as they ask me to go to the playground (for example), but I want to nap instead. This post really put that into perspective for me…. We will never have this year, this day, this moment in which to invest again—it will be fleeting and over, as one autumn marks another year soon to be past.

    THANK YOU for posting this exactly when I needed to see it.

    God Bless!