Thoughts on Becoming a Mother

I remember reading this on a blog many months ago and it bringing me to tears. As motherhood draws closer and closer every day for me- I searched for it to share on my blog so that I have it to treasure for many more months to come.

Thoughts on Becoming a Mother
(Adapted from the Internet)

There are women that become mothers without effort,
without thought, without patience or loss and though
they are good mothers and love their children,
I know that I will be a better mother.

It will be not because of genetics,
or money or that I have read more books
but because I have struggled and toiled for this child.
I have longed and waited. I have cried and prayed.
I have endured and planned over and over again.

Like most things in life, the people who truly have
appreciation are those who have struggled to attain their dreams.
I will notice everything about my children.
I will take time to watch my children sleep, explore and discover.
I will marvel at these miracles every day for the rest of my life.

I will be happy when I wake in the middle of the night
to the sound of my children, knowing that I can comfort,
hold and feed them and that I am not waking to take
another temperature, pop another pill, take another
shot or cry tears of a broken dream.
My dream will be crying for me.

I count myself blessed in this sense; that God has given
me this insight, this special vision with which I will
look upon my children.

I will be a better mother for all that I have endured.
I have been tried by fire and hell many
never face, yet given time, I stood tall.
I have prevailed. I have succeeded. I have won.

I have learned the immense power of
another hand holding tight to mine, of other eyes that
moisten as they learn to accept the harsh truth and
when life is beyond hard. I have learned a compassion
that only comes with walking in those shoes.

I have learned to appreciate life.
Yes I will be a wonderful mother.~Author Unknown