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THINGS I'VE LEARNED AS A MOTHER A letter to mothers by Ilva Hertzler |
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Being a wife and mother is a great education! Mind if I ramble on about some of the things I’ve learned in thirty-one years of marriage? I’ve learned that moms don’t stop worrying, loving and praying for their children even though they have grown up and left home. In fact, it gets more intense. I wasn’t prepared for that. I’ve learned that it’s a waste of time to try to control cats or people. People don’t like it and cats could care less. I’ve learned that a weedeater (snowmobile, lawn mower, outboard motor) that won’t start for me will fire up for hubby on the second pull. Guaranteed! I’ve learned that hubby can make sense of computers, magazines about computers, and Internet computer graphics but he still can’t read my mind. I’ve learned that hubby loves me even though I am severely computer challenged. I’ve learned that even if I weigh myself twice a day, it doesn’t scare the pounds off. It takes diet, discipline, devotion and an elbow locked in the straight position. I’ve learned that if the washing machine is on “Drain” when I thought it was on “Save,” I still lose my suds water, no mater now sincere I am. A lot of things in life are that way. I’ve learned that if anything can go wrong with the children, it will happen while I am on the phone or in the bathroom. If supper preparations are running late, I’ve learned at least to set the table, or fry an onion, before hubby comes home. It makes it look as if something is happening. I’ve learned that if I want to read in bed before I go to sleep, I have to start my bedtime routine long before hubby does. I’ve learned that women are not like men. Never were, never will be, never should be. And I love it! It makes for some interesting times. I’ve learned that in our marriage I am the high maintenance spouse while my hubby takes low maintenance. It’s not an easy pill to swallow. I’ve learned that to get work done I need to make lists. If I want to have time for Bible reading and prayer each day, I must get up early. I’ve learned that weeds pop up in gardens and friendships and marriages at the oddest times and places. It takes constant vigilance to keep them under control. I’ve learned that Halloween is not for me and mine. I need more holiness, beauty and kind-ness in my life. I’ve learned that I’m NOT God’s gift to the human race. I’ve learned that I don’t have all the answers, I haven’t died for asking questions (although I had to check my pulse once or twice), and I’m not too old to learn. Whether I’m on the mountain or in the valley, I’ve learned that “This too shall pass.” Life goes on, but God does not change. Still learning, |
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