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My friend was in tears on her first Mother\u2019s Day, but not in the happy way you would expect. She had listened to mom after mom at church talk about the breakfast their husband and kids had made, the cards they received. Some even showed off new jewelry. These well-meaning ladies couldn\u2019t see the hurt in my friend\u2019s eyes behind her smile.<\/p>\n

She hadn\u2019t received as much as a \u201cHappy Mother\u2019s Day\u201d from her husband. Whether he truly forgot the day, I don\u2019t know. They were at a rough patch in their marriage. My young friend had been awake most of the night with their baby, and she was physically exhausted and emotionally weary. This was not the Mother\u2019s Day she had dreamed of.<\/p>\n

As moms, we tend to put a lot of hope and expectations into Mother\u2019s Day. This is our day. The one day of the year someone might notice all we do\u2014all the tiny ways we suffer in silence (okay, sometimes we suffer less silently), all the dirty laundry, chauffeur services, endless nights with sick kids, and endless hours on our knees in prayer for our families.<\/p>\n

But sometimes, life gets in the way, or the ones we love let us down. Maybe your husband forgot the day altogether. Or maybe you\u2019re a single mom with no one to help the kids make a handprinted card or serve you breakfast in bed. Maybe you\u2019re just in a tough season of parenting right now. You\u2019re wondering if you\u2019ll ever see any fruit produce from this garden you\u2019ve been tending for years.<\/p>\n

Maybe you\u2019re just tired. Although it\u2019s an amazing blessing and honor, motherhood is harder than you expected. Trust me, I\u2019ve been there, too.<\/p>\n

So what does this mean? Does Mother\u2019s Day no longer feel like your day? Instead of celebrating the joys of motherhood, do you just want to give up?<\/p>\n

No, this day was made for you\u2014the tired and weary warrior mom who faithfully trudges on even when no one seems to notice. Just for you, let me share a few reminders on Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

1. You are making an impact.<\/h3>\n

\u201cAnd let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up\u201d (Galatians 6:9).<\/p>\n

Those prayers you say with your little one before bedtime are helping to lay a foundation of faith. All those miles to and from soccer practice are doing more than wearing out the tires on your minivan. They\u2019re teaching your child commitment and diligence.<\/p>\n

Most of motherhood will be made up of what seem like \u201clittle\u201d things\u2014the rides, the meals, the laundry, the hugs, the laughter in between it all. But that what makes the biggest impact. So don\u2019t give up, Mom. Don\u2019t grow weary with the \u201clittle\u201d things. They matter, and in due time, you will see the harvest.<\/p>\n

2. You are not alone.<\/h3>\n

In Isaiah 43:1-5, God talks of His people in words every woman longs to hear: \u201cFear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine \u2026 Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. Fear not, for I am with you \u2026 \u201d<\/p>\n

Despite being surrounded by people, moms still tend to feel lonely quite a bit. Understandably so, as we seem to be taking care of everyone else\u2019s needs from sun up to sun down. We can completely forget to take care ourselves, and sometimes we even feel like we\u2019ve forgotten who we are. But He hasn\u2019t. Those same words He spoke to Israel, God is saying to you \u2026 you are His, you are precious and honored, loved. And He is with you.<\/p>\n

3. You are exactly the mom they need.<\/h3>\n

\u201cYour eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them\u201d (Psalm 139:16).<\/p>\n

Long before you actually had children, even before you rocked a baby doll and pretended to be a mommy, God knew the children He would place in your life. He could see what kind of mom you would be. Our God is not a random god. His works have purpose and meaning, and even before He made you a mother, He shaped you for motherhood. This motherhood.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to be a perfect mom, just be their<\/em> mom. And trust the One whose hand has guided it all.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s one last reminder for you on Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

4. It\u2019s okay to feel a little let down, but don\u2019t dwell on it.<\/h3>\n

\u201cThe Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit\u201d (Psalm 34:18).<\/p>\n

Crushed in spirit. I\u2019ve felt that a time or two as a mom. When my preschooler told me I was mean and he wanted a new mommy. The year my husband forgot my birthday. The days I feel I\u2019ve gotten everything wrong, or even the days I feel I have gotten most of it right, but someone points out my failures.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s crushing. But we weren\u2019t meant to stay downtrodden.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not saying you shouldn\u2019t take a moment to process your feelings, maybe even sulk a little. The problem comes when we get stuck in our negative feelings. When we believe the lie that we really are a sum of our own failures. Psalm 34 goes on to say, \u201cMany are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all\u201d (verse 19).<\/p>\n

Feeling forgotten<\/h2>\n

I didn\u2019t have any incredibly wise words for my friend when she recalled to me that painful Mother\u2019s Day. Giving her hand a little squeeze, I told her I\u2019d been there.  I don\u2019t know a single mom who doesn\u2019t know what it\u2019s like to feel a little forgotten, unappreciated. I simply reminded her that I could see what an amazing mom she was, and I hoped she could see that too.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, it was just a rough season for my friend; she has since received her fair share of handprinted cards and macaroni necklaces. But for those of you still hurting on Mother\u2019s Day, I\u2019ll leave you with one more verse I hope you take to heart\u2014\u201cCome to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest\u201d (Matthew 11:28).<\/p>\n

Oh, and just in case no one has told you\u2014Happy Mother\u2019s Day. You\u2019re a great mom.<\/p>\n

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