The best and worst...

Best part about being a mom for me...

It melts my heart when my girls say they love me on their own...without me saying it first. I love getting hugs and kisses from them. I love it on the rare occasion they want to snuggle with me. 

I love hearing them say, all by themselves, that they like what I made for dinner. I love the sound of their laughter. I love how excited they can get over little things. I love hearing them sing...even if it is off tune and the wrong melody and they jumble the words. I love being silly with them.

I love putting little girl outfits together and painting nails and playing with hair...ok, that one's just a bonus with having girls.

Worst part about being a mom for me...

I hate that it seems like I never have enough patience. I hate that I stress about every little thing imaginable.

I hate potty training...and I don't really like teething either.

I hate the stubbornness that my girls got from me. I hate when they don't listen. I hate that my house is never clean anymore. I hate that they steal my energy. 

How my walk with God has grown since becoming a mom...

Honestly...I'm more aware of what I do and how I act... and if I'm being the right kind of influence or not. 

Becoming a mom has made me trust God more. Trust him to get me through all the worst parts of being a mom. 

It's given me faith that I can get through the day without loosing my mind. 

I want to be a better person, a better christian, so I can be the example my girls should have. 

I dress the way they should dress...even at a young age, they learn by example. I want to teach my girls modesty. I don't want them to remember something that I wore when they were 3 and 4 and as a teenager they say "you wore it back then, why can't I now?" (another thing to worry about) 

All in all...

I love being a mom. Yes, of course there are always things I can work on to be a better mom...and even a better person. 

There are good times and hard times of being a mom...every mom has the ups and downs that come with having kids.