The Blessing of Being a Woman

Original post: May 8, 2021. Edited.

This post was written on Mother’s Day two years ago. I know I’m a little late for Mother’s Day 2023, but women can be celebrated all year. I know many great women. And I have recently added several more beautiful women to my life. This would include my blogger friends, friendships rekindled, and new relationships. These women bless my life in so many ways. Today, I celebrate you.

I watched a video of a mother in the hospital room with her daughter who had just given birth. Little did the new grandma know was that her daughter kept a secret from her. She gave birth to twins. Grandma was loving on baby number one when the second one was handed to her. She so overwhelmed with love. This video made me cry. The joy in the new mom’s face for surprising her mother. The tears of the new grandma who was doubly blessed. The excitement of the person peeking from behind the curtain waiting to bring out baby number two. What love filled that room.

You’ve heard the saying, if mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. Yes, there’s humor in that but even I, as a woman, have to disagree. Life isn’t about me. Well, not just about me. It’s about living for others. Giving, loving, receiving…love is a continuous circle. Or, should be. Giving, loving, receiving. Giving, loving, receiving.

I could look back and tell you all the ways I’ve failed as a mom. Not today. Not on Mother’s Day. My love for my kids is genuine. I did what I could throughout their lives to express that special love to each of them. My expression of love varied with every situation I was going through, with my highs and lows. I wish I could say that my life was always on the high side, but it wasn’t. The depth of my love for each ran deep though.

Raising children, listening to their dreams, watching from the near distance as they explore the world on their own, sharing in their joy as they begin families of their own, and watching them figure life out with an energy I once had…it’s all exciting to me.

My children make me feel special. They love surprising me on special days and on off days too. I know how that grandma in the video felt holding that new life. I experienced new life six times with children of my own. And then the grandchildren started coming.

When I watch the love between my children and their spouses I cannot help but feel overwhelmed with thankfulness and yes, pride. Watching their families grow overflows my cup even more.

My heart just wants to burst at times…

Even though I am single and my children are grown, I still have so much to give. There is much love and excitement packed into being a mom, mother-in-law, grandma, and friend, It’s amazing how God opens up the heart. Just when you think couldn’t possibly love more, or love again, He shows you that you can.

Sisterly Love…..

If you love a good woman, as a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, lover, or friend, your life will be blessed beyond measure. God describes the beauty of having a good woman in your life. It’s not external beauty that matters. It’s her heart. She will offer you strength, support, compassion, and love. A good woman fills in the empty gaps in your life.

When I die, even with all the wrong I’ve ever said or done, I hope it can be said that I was a good woman and that my heart loved deeply and fully, and that I filled in many gaps.

Proverbs 31:25
Strength and dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.

I am blessed as a mom. I am blessed everyday by simply being a woman. Womanhood is my God-ordained place in this world and I accept it whole heartedly. I love the view from up here.

I love who I am as a woman and everyday I try to improve and become even “gooder “ – as my little ones would have said so many years ago.

Women are remarkable in that they are strong yet there is a soft, delicate side with an overwhelming desire to love and be loved. It’s a special love mechanism that is built in and can’t be removed. Every woman wants to be someone’s princess. I have three daughters of my own who embrace the same Cinderella heart as mine. And that is perfectly okay with me.

Women are so important in God’s plan and design. I cherish all the women in my life. They are all very different but beautiful in their own way, and each add something special to my life.

I celebrate you…my daughters, daughter-in-law, my readers, my blogging buddies, my friends, old and new, my sister, and my greatly missed mother. ♥️

♥️

Andi

I have several more friends that could be included in this post but I do not have pictures of them. We will have to fix that. 🌸