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