Motherhood–Pleasure or Pain?

Every mom visualizes the moment when her perfect baby will emerge from the womb—the joy of her heart and life. But the first sounds she hears are not the sweet cooing of a contented infant, but the sharp wails of a screaming stranger. Years that follow may bring a love-hate tug of war between “I love you always,” and a “Who is this, child, anyway?”

Joy of Motherhood

Yet in spite of child rearing difficulties, most women would agree: no joy compares to that of being a mother. No matter how deep the pain, no matter her losses or gain, these children are still bone of her bone, and flesh of her flesh. It is the work of God that pushes pain into the background, and ushers joy to the forefront of a mother’s heart. Just like His unconditional love for us, a mother can never sever her love for her child.

-RBJ                                                        

“He gives children…so that she becomes a happy mother.” Psalm 113:9 TLB

(This is the first in a shorter blog series–celebrating you as a woman, a wife, a mother, or a grandmother)

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