These past eighteen months or so, as I've shared my discoveries about motherhood with David, he tells me I should blog about it. At first, of course, I thought maybe he was tired of hearing my occasional impassioned remarks about grace-based parenting, cue breastfeeding, co-sleeping, home-based education, and natural childbirth. Now I believe he's actually proud of all the thought, introspection, and research that have developed into my philosophy of motherhood. Unfortunately, most times I find that my instincts as a mom mark me as radical, even among Christians.
I believe that my children are gifts from God to be nurtured in all the grace with which he delivered me as his child and continues to parent me.
"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. . . and he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them."
~ Mark 10:14b, 16
"Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."
~ Matthew 25:40b