(Quoted from "Don't Make Me Count to Three!" by Ginger Plowman, on Chapter One - The High Calling of Motherhood.)

"Sometimes I feel like just getting dressed and making it through the day is all I ever accomplish. "Isn't there something more important that you wanted me to do today, Lord?" Finally, I hear that still, small voice. I may not have found a cure for cancer or conquered world hunger... but God gently reminds me of what I did accomplish today...

...my greatest accomplishment today was nurturing the... precious children that God has entrusted to my care.

...my greatest challenge today... and every day... is raising these... children in the ways of the Lord. God does have an important job for me, and it does require much skill. It is my calling, my priority, my struggle, and my goal. I will rise to the occasion and accept the task at hand. I will love, nuture, and train my children the way that God has called me to do.

Moms, we need to be reminded of the awesome responsibility that God has given us.  When we respond to the high calling of motherhood with passion, the rewards are far greater than any we could ever gain outside of that calling.  The joys of motherhood are rare and beautiful treasures that can be easily be missed if we don't seize the opportunity to grab them." ~Ginger Plowman