tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post2743311930733760755..comments2023-07-09T01:33:24.556-07:00Comments on Old-Fashioned Motherhood: The Purpose of MotherhoodRachel Keppnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17193834789450018423noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-92020232262792921722012-08-08T20:16:57.814-07:002012-08-08T20:16:57.814-07:00Thank you, ladies, for your wonderful comments! I ...Thank you, ladies, for your wonderful comments! I am so encouraged that there are so many mothers who have such passion and reverence for motherhood. May the Lord bless you all in your missions as mothers! :-)Rachel Keppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193834789450018423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-10834597667553111972012-08-02T14:10:14.828-07:002012-08-02T14:10:14.828-07:00I so agree with you, Rachel, when you wrote:
&qu...I so agree with you, Rachel, when you wrote:<br /><br />"No one anywhere needs us more than our children and husbands do!"<br /><br />It's a confusing message coming from all different directions, that pressure many women receive from modern society at large: leave home to teach others' children ("make a difference") and miss time with your own, etc. <br /><br /><br />Really, if God is a loving God and he has a plan for us, can't we women trust in him and believe that his plan for us as women is BETTER than the worlds, even if it is *different* than the worlds? (Of course, this comment is not aimed at women who want families and for some reason, not able to, and other extenuating circumstances). <br /><br />We've just forgotten what God's plan is for us as women, at its heart, and where we fit into it. That's why this post is important, and the new book from the Relief Society.<br /><br />I'm grateful for the inspired people who put me in visiting teaching partnerships with other women, visiting stay-at-home moms so I could be influenced subtly by them as a young Mom. It's also a good thing that I just stuck to what the prophets said, instead of being caught up in the status quo. So grateful now!<br /><br />It is so true that a woman cannot be replaced and her kids and husband need her most. Her grandkids do, too. <br /><br />I know this because I grew up without one, effectively. One of mine passed away just after my birth and the other has never been maternal at all. She lives to golf, but enjoys the letters I send her. <br /><br />It would have been life-changing for me to have a grandma who was a "typical" grandma, baking cookies, letting me sit on her soft lap as she read books to me, and calling on the phone just to talk to me and listen to me. <br /><br />It would have been like heaven to me if she had taken an interest in my life! and ask me questions about my plans and activities.... and answer any I had. She could have told me about my parent and helped me understand them better. She could have shared her faith in God with me and helped me grow into understanding the world around me. <br /><br />I really missed those things I only learned about later when I became a Mom myself and saw my kids receive that special kind of grand-love. <br /><br />I want to give those kinds of things to my grandkids!<br /><br />(I guess it's these things it takes several generations for us to re-learn as a society, right?)<br /><br /><br />When a friend asked me what I was going to do when my children were raised (as if then my life would finally begin!), I thought about it a little. <br /><br />I think I want to garden, and sew things for my grandkids...and bake cookies to send to my missionary grandsons and daughters, and write encouraging notes to my grandsons and daughters at college and help my daughters at their babies' births and have cousins camp once a summer and do geneology work and serve in the temple and serve a mission with my husband. Marjorie Hinckley is my hero and who I want to grow up to be like, given the opportunity!<br /><br />Those are MY dreams, no other "full time work" (paid or otherwise) would hope to compensate me the way the Lord does for me when I live His will for me in my life. It makes me so happy! <br /><br />I know many women have different paths, but I think this path would be so wonderful and I welcome it, when it comes my turn! <br /><br />For now, I am choosing to receive the joy each day that is mine as I raise my young children in this stage.<br /><br />Thanks for a thought-provoking post! Gave me lots of room for considering what is important to me and what I want in life. God bless you!<br /><br />EveEve | Inchworm Chronicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194431691132769984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-53705687091017744802012-07-31T00:08:05.860-07:002012-07-31T00:08:05.860-07:00I grew up with a mother who believed as you do and...I grew up with a mother who believed as you do and have gained another mother who is also a wonderful example of a true mother (my husband's mom) . Now I am doing my best to carry on that tradition of being a true homemaker and mother: one who creates a place, first within herself and then in her surroundings, where the Spirit of God can reside.<br /><br />I hope all women who don't have children also remember THAT definition of motherhood. Each woman can help bring the light of the Spirit of God to all they meet. They can't help but do that if they have the Spirit within themselves. What better way of mothering could there be?Janelle Joy Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439318655305645203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-19819709158397681692012-07-30T14:20:26.158-07:002012-07-30T14:20:26.158-07:00This was a beautiful post on a very timely subject...This was a beautiful post on a very timely subject. You have so many wonderful thoughts and quotes on motherhood. I would say that we are all mothers for eternity and I am busy enjoying my moments with my grandchildren and great grandchildren. Thanks for a wonderful well writted article. <br />Hugs to you!LeAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107717294803352571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-55567714100264970922012-07-28T21:23:35.855-07:002012-07-28T21:23:35.855-07:00That was so beautifully written. I always enjoy y...That was so beautifully written. I always enjoy your thoughts on motherhood and your passion for it. It's so refreshing to find others who truly value this most important calling. Thanks for these sweet reminders and this wonderful message.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520489832288711654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-20701361054111779462012-07-27T09:39:11.350-07:002012-07-27T09:39:11.350-07:00I have often thought about the attitude of motherh...I have often thought about the attitude of motherhood. If I act as though life is a drudgery to care for everyone and their needs, they feel that negativity and even after all that I do, they still FEEL unloved. Once my attitude on motherhood and wifehood changed by doing things for my family because I love them and want to serve them, our home life became so much happier! My family FEELS my love through every folded shirt, clean dish, and vacuumed floor. They know I do it because I want them to be comfortable and happy.<br /><br />My son told me the other day he feels sorry for some kids that he knows because their mother treats them like they are a burden to her. I thought it was interesting that he would even see that from the kids point of view, much less that he would pick up on the her attitude as a mother. I was then happy that he is so astute to see things from a perspective of how we can help them. The difference is in the attitude.<br /><br />Great post!Celeste B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07356778436738411892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-79976613066903026132012-07-26T20:15:24.826-07:002012-07-26T20:15:24.826-07:00No wonder you love motherhood. You have researche...No wonder you love motherhood. You have researched, lived, and loved mothering. I'm grateful for the effort and all the great quotes and resources you have shared. <br /><br />I, too, believe that we have been lied to by society into thinking that motherhood is not worthwhile when really it is exactly where we can find our greatest joy and fulfillment. And it doesn't end. I continue to learn about being a mother and feeling needed as I enjoy my own daughters becoming mothers. It is a plan of happiness.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932108331857218053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-50008218817629304912012-07-26T20:10:01.499-07:002012-07-26T20:10:01.499-07:00I can tell this was written from the heart with mu...I can tell this was written from the heart with much thought and prayer. I am glad that my friend posted it on Facebook so that I can go share it with my friends on Facebook. Thank you for your time and effort in sharing these thoughts!Marlieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353131967033297063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-10869475646457256422012-07-26T17:29:29.293-07:002012-07-26T17:29:29.293-07:00I have learned more about the character of my Heav...I have learned more about the character of my Heavenly Father from being a mother than any other way. I'm so grateful He has allowed me the privilege of these lessons. Thanks for sharing your (and other's) thoughts on this subject. Keep up the good work.Rozy Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019413665136390175noreply@blogger.com