Water Your Worth

Transition times can be times when I get a little more time to tune in to God while processing what has been and is. I do not put any kind of expectation on what will be during these transitions except that it is just another part of our adventures. Most of the time I have a general idea on where and how, yet there is always a lot of unknowns with my unique skill of being adaptable to whatever comes up always in play.

This time of adventuring we journeyed through four states (a twenty hour drive) in a couple of days and while it was indeed a lot of adventure and tuning in, it was also a lot of stress as about seventy five percent of the time I was hearing my child scream, “Hold you! Hold yoooou!”, his way of asking me to hold him as the novelty of road-tripping faded rather quickly this time. So, in between the noises we made together, the songs we sang, the scenery we talked about and the trucks we got to honk… I was using one hand driving and the other reached behind me to hold his hand to give comfort that I heard him, was present and doing my best to get us where we needed to be as quickly and safely as possible. When they say being a mother is one of the most stressful roles anyone could take on, I will go on record and say: yes, accurate and yet somehow through it all I cannot imagine doing anything less ever again.

As mentioned in previous blog posts: I know that God sees me as worthy, how important it is that He made me a mother, how He continues to make it possible AND that we are in a fallen world and a lot is upside down, pulled away from our Father and scary. I used to keep up with a lot more of things going on in the world but as I became a mom, it affected my mind so much more and like a lot of things in my life, I have had to step away from in order to be who I need to be. During this travel I had a few moments of just driving, processing and enjoying time with our Creator. I so love these moments with my Father and relish in them so fully now especially as it truly is just us. One theme that we talk about a lot together is the deep wound of humanity and how much hurt and loss there is in this world. Often times when things are really tough, I find myself asking why – why am I raising a child now, why this way and why so alone??? Often times something will shift and give me the peace, the reassurance and/or message that is needed to keep me going with confidence that God trusts me with this and that it is incredibly important.

One thing that happens during these times of meditative connection is that I get new layers on our topics. I truly love these moments with our Father – they are so valuable and necessary. One thing that I hold on to often in order to remember that God is with us is how I went through all of pregnancy and birth without a doctor, how He made it possible for us to leave and then add that to the ways that He continues to keep us not just together as mother and child but anchored to Him, Jesus and the Holy Spirit in all that we are and do. Everywhere we go I am shown how much overwhelm, loss and pain there are in people – whether it is how they live or how they respond/react to and or with us – so many are needing God more than they will admit. I know He places us in certain situations to strengthen me and maybe light a candle for someone along the way. Someone once said to me, “I just don’t know how you are doing it all with no real support.” My response, “And that is maybe the greatest testimony of the reality of God’s presence in our life.” I have said it before and will continue to maybe until the new coming… we so need to reconnect with our Father.

As all of these connections pass through in this special time, I am also taking count of how I am so fiercely on watch of/with my child while consistently holding firm to as many threads of Jesus’ robe and teachings as possible… I get this message, ‘MotherWarrior’. As this came through I also received an image of making some digital art and creating a shop that will remind other moms of just how incredible their role is. The flow continued with the definition of how a mother is a chosen warrior while in this world, for our Lord and His victory, for the souls of our children and those that we interact with regularly. A mother is more than just a mom, a mother is a crucial cog in the shift of His greater good – she is known, loved, trusted and created to be such a powerful force of nature and His creation that it causes darkness to try to push their way into as many areas as possible with one thing in mind.

Jesus says we are to be light to be seen so that our Father may be known and glorified. There is no greater fighter in this than one that is fighting beyond their own light but for the one that cannot. So, if you find yourself needing an extra wind through your daily sail through life let me remind you and encourage you that you are far more than what this world says – you are chosen, you are needed and there is no one else that can do it the way you can and that is the reason why you have been trusted with the role of a mom. Stay strong, stay rooted in His victory and know your worth!

*** If you found yourself nodding and thinking or saying, ‘yes, yes!’ as you put on you armor… maybe you would like to join this shift and add some swag to your daily duties to remind you of your importance and appointment, you can check out the shop at https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheMotherWarrior and if you see something that you would like to be added or want your image portrayed differently please reach out and let me know. It is so very important, no crucial, that we stand firm and rise up as the Mother Warriors that we are enlisted to be!