This is SEVEN Years of Motherhood.

SEVEN years of motherhood.

I have been a full-time working-outside-the-home mom.

I have been a part-time working-outside-the-home mom.

I have been a full-time SAHM mom.

I have been a new mom. Young, fresh, clueless, exhausted.

I have been an older mom. Seasoned. Wiser. Still exhausted.

It has all been hard. It has all been wonderful. Parts have come easily and felt natural. Parts I have had to fight for.

I have lost myself. I have found myself.

I have made hard decisions. I have felt pain I didn’t know was humanly possible to feel and still survive.

I have felt love deeper than I knew possible.

I have made sacrifices. I have gained joy.

I have cried tears. So many tears. I have laughed. So many laughs.

I have done things right. I have royally messed up.

I have judged and been judged.

I have learned. I have taught.

I have prayed. I have been prayed for.

I have been in awe and wonder of my children.

I have learned how weak and flawed I am. I have learned how freaking strong I am.

Above all, I have learned that motherhood is comprised of basically every human emotion. Sometimes all of them within a single day.

It takes a village of support, constant prayer and gratititude, and the understanding that none of us have it figured out.

Quality time over quantity of time, raising good humans, imprinting our kindness onto them, and a love for our God are what matters at the end of the day.