My thoughts as I worked through Mary DeMuth’s exercises about finding my passion led me to the importance of mothers. With that in mind, what is the world’s greatest need? And how can that crash into my joy?

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The answer goes beyond the need for mothers and into what mothers need.

So, I’m a mother. I love and enjoy my children. I strive to train them up in the way they should go, and I don’t think I’m doing a terrible job of it.

But! There are those days . . .

I get tired and cranky. I lose my temper and raise my voice. I sometimes crush little spirits. Then I find myself having to back up and try again.

My heart and head are filled with mixed messages.

Am I being selfish when I demand a little writing time? Should I devote my entire being to the raising and educating of my little ones and being a helpmeet to my husband? Is writing and being a wife and mother mutually exclusive?

I’m not going to bring up that word “balance” because it’s not about balance. We don’t live on a seesaw! It’s about being a whole person for all the seasons of my life.

Right now, for instance, it’s a simple fact that my nursing infant requires a large portion of my time to survive and thrive. Also, my two year old needs minute to minute reminders that he has not been replaced and forgotten. My four year old is requesting several extra hugs and kisses before bedtime even when the previously mentioned infant is crying in the next room. And my six year old craves verbal praise for all her efforts to help me. (She is becoming an expert sandwich-maker. “Look, Mama! I did better at cutting them into triangles!”)

Not last on the list is my wonderful, attentive, hard-working, and self-sacrificing husband who honestly wants me to pursue my interests. He just hopes to be high up on the list of interests!

I am a writing mama. My family is not an inconvenience blocking the way to my writing dreams.

But . . . Sometimes I need a little encouragement. I bet other writing mamas do too.

So, finally, we have reached the purpose of this blog!

To celebrate living and loving the life of a writing mama.

I’ll unpack this mission more in my next blog post. I hope you have enjoyed this series on the Rebirth of Communicate Creativity. I have many great plans which I will complete one post at a time.

Will you join the party? How can you celebrate today? How can you encourage a mama who might feel a little trapped in her current life season?

Want some encouragement right now? Read The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.