| There are many wonders on earth such as the | | | | feet, complexion, and hair of her mother, the |
| pyramids of Giza, the ancient Mayan ruins and | | | | sense of humor of her father and the face of |
| the Great Wall of China. What talent and | | | | her grandmother. How can anyone doubt there |
| brains it must have taken to build them and | | | | is a God or at least a higher being as one |
| to accomplish such marvels. People have | | | | may call it, when they see such a marvelous |
| always admired individuals who have | | | | creation? Nothing that is man made compares |
| accomplished great things like the oscar | | | | to this remarkable God made child. Sure man |
| winner, olympic athlete, best selling author | | | | has tried to recreate this miracle with |
| or business tycoon. These individuals are | | | | science and test tubes but the ingredients |
| always seen as the epitome of greatness and | | | | inside of those tubes is not man made. |
| we wonder how they were able to accomplish | | | | |
| such a spectacular feat. | | | | As mothers our look on life changes, our eyes |
| | | | are opened and things that were once so |
| We are flooded with images daily sending us | | | | important don't seem so now. Our focus is now |
| messages of what we should try to become. | | | | off of ourselves and on making our children's |
| Striving for fulfillment thru unattainable | | | | little worlds a better place. You get an |
| standards is the trap many women fall into. | | | | unexplainable since of fulfillment that |
| In the minds of many women, their bodies will | | | | nothing else in life has ever given you and a |
| never be perfect enough, there isn't enough | | | | love that is indescribable. As moms we find a |
| time in the day for their husbands, and | | | | strength within ourselves that we never knew |
| chasing the perfect career can make us feel | | | | was there. There are times when we as moms |
| like a mouse in the race for the cheese. When | | | | just want to break down but can't cave in and |
| we can't get these areas perfect or at least | | | | quit because our children's lives depend on |
| close to it, it can leave a sense of guilt. | | | | us. So what moms your stomachs aren't as flat |
| Another area of guilt can come from our | | | | and maybe you didn't climb the career ladder |
| levels of spirituality. Well known | | | | fast enough. Both your inner and outer beauty |
| motivational speakers, authors and spiritual | | | | and strength is the true wonder in this |
| leaders make it sound so easy to perfectly | | | | world. |
| balance our spiritual walk and hectic lives. | | | | |
| Maybe we aren't spiritual enough, should have | | | | In this stage in my life as a mom, I try not |
| prayed a little longer, meditated a little | | | | to focus so much on the mistakes of my past |
| harder and volunteered a little more is what | | | | or present. I pray that my daughter will be |
| we sometimes end up feeling. | | | | thankful for the good decisions I made and |
| | | | forgive me for the not so good ones. I want |
| Now that I am a mom, I sit in awe of my | | | | her to know that I did not make a single |
| daughter. What a wonder to see this baby | | | | decision without first considering her. I |
| develop into a little person, developing into | | | | look into her eyes and see that I have |
| her big personality and how her little mind | | | | finally accomplished greatness. |
| absorbs everything around her. She has the | | | | |