No Better Mom For The JobSample

Every mom deserves a cape 

I wish I could snap my fingers and be magically transported to a coffee shop in your hometown. Our favorite drinks would be waiting at the coziest table. Instead of the classic foam heart swirled into the frothy canvas of our lattes, there would be a different shape—a cape. You would probably do a double take and squint through your sleep-deprived eyes, not sure if you were seeing it right. Then I would lean in close and tell you what my friend and motherhood mentor Lisa-Jo Baker has been telling mamas for years—motherhood should come with a superhero cape. 

I don’t know exactly what your day has been like, but I know is has probably been full of ups and downs. I get it. 

And because I get it, I would lean in close, careful not to spill my coffee—I’m clumsy like that—and look you right in your beautiful, tired eyes and tell you that you’re doing a remarkable job! You with the unwashed hair and five-day-old yoga pants that have never touched a yoga mat. You with the designer diaper bag and struggling spirit. You with the rebellious teenager and tangled heart. You with the easy smile and hidden pain. You. Right there. You are a good mom. Not just that, you are the right mom for the job.

How do I know? Because God doesn’t make mistakes. God who formed the stars and breathed life into dry bones. God who spoke the heavens into place, numbered the grains of sand, and counts the strands of wispy hair on your baby’s head. The One who loved you and me and this messy world enough to save us from our ourselves and our sin by sending His precious, beloved Son to live and love and die for humankind—that God, our God, doesn’t make mistakes.

So if you wear the badge of mother—by planned pregnancy or unexpected blessing, or the joy-pain of adoption—then you can wear it knowing your Maker made it especially for you. No mistakes. And the one who calls you Mom wasn’t a mistake either. You were planned for your children, and they were planned for you. You were part of their story all along. 

And God writes the very best stories.

One Simple Step: Choose one to focus on today.

• Take a deep breath and remember that God sees you. 

• Think back on how your motherhood journey began and remember how God has been faithful.

• Thank God for His work in your life and ask Him to help you embrace this stage of motherhood, right where you are.