Humbled By God

I have only a few thoughts for today.

The first is that I am completely humbled by the very idea that God thought I was worthy of the job of Mom. It is, hands down, the hardest thing I've ever done in my life and the job I am most afraid of failing at. Daily, I am convicted.

The second thought, is how very thankful I am to have the ultimate parenting how-to book. It addresses every issue I've ever encountered and reminds me just how often, those "issues" are really my own flaws and not problems in my children. Most of my child raising things are about me changing who I am and not changing who my children were created to be.

That book?

The Bible.

One of my newest goals? I want to have kids that have actually opened it up and read it, not just memorized verses here and there, learned a few stories and can recite the order of the books. I'm half surprised at how many kids I meet in the teen and twenty years, that were raised in Christian homes, but have never opened up the Bible and started reading. Yeah, I know, big book, any bigger than a Harry Potter?

Come to think of it, I know a lot of Christians who, in general, haven't read their Bibles. I know a whole lot who just don't really see the need to bother. Hmm.