A good friend of mine blogged about being a mom and it got me to thinking about what my role is as a mom. I’m sitting here listening to my son wake up, knowing that we are going to be spending the whole day together. That during the time we are together, I’m going to have to make sure he gets good food and enough milk, we work on his language development, and we have time to play. I’m going to also be working on straightening up the house (we just put all our Christmas decorations away) and I have a couple of errands to run.
Since Joshua joined our family, my life has changed tremendously, I never really knew what it was like to have one person completely dependent on me. I’ve taken care of kids over the years, but as always – I gave them back when their parents came home. Now, I’m responsible for this little boy’s life and how he learns to interact with the world. And how he comes to know his Savior.
I have to remember that I am and will continue to be his role model … what I do – he’ll want to do … so I need to pay attention to my actions and words … especially words – I’m realizing now just how much I swear … not f-bombs (much) but a whole bunch of other words. Both Steve and I are really trying to watch what we say and how we say it … because we know Joshua is learning language by leaps and bounds. Any parents out there with suggestions on how to stop swearing in front of your kids?
Anyway, just some thoughts rumbling around in my head for now ….











