mediocrity

whenever you have children, peoples like to throw tons of sayings out to you that in my opinion are sheer opinion (most of them never contain facts its just something their mommas, mommas aunt told them and they feel compelled to share it with everybody else) and are cliches (is that even how you'd spell a clee shay?) One of the sayings that I have bought into and have recently started to run from is that:

"this is just a season you'll make it through it and wont last forever."

i am referring to my childrens and to be frank their exhausting lifestyle. Heres the thing. i don't want to just make it through this "season." i don't want want to say "yeah i got through those years and am glad they're over." i want to raise my children through these critically important developmental years in victory relying on my Savior to see me through. i want to walk or crawl alongside them teaching them and learning things myself about life and more importantly God. I want to be impacted in as much of a positive way as i hope i can impact them. I pray that I wake up everyday with a heart and a passion for God that would enable me to accomplish amazing things with my children and not settle with mediocre parenting. I pray that i go to bed at night rejoicing as i reflect on the day instead of bearing a heavy laden heart. Now, i know that i'm not perfect and my children aren't perfect so there will be days where the trials overcome me, but prayerfully those days are few.

1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:1-3