Treasure of friendship

Behind our perfect exterior and can-do-it-all supermom front, there is a well of vulnerability that needs to be filled with a little love and care from time to time.

How many friends have you circled around yourself with whom you can be transparent enough to cry and admit your inabilities?  We are not perfect, but we demand perfections from ourselves especially when it come to nurturing the little lives God has entrusted us with. It becomes therefore of utmost important ace that we walk with other mothers in our journey of motherhood, and to peek into their wells of vulnerability and have them look at ours.
There is wisdom and empowerment in this
sort-of transparency.

I was blessed to have friends who came around me at the time of my most need and they have taught me some of the most needed lessons in my journey as a mom. Some have even been friends for the season - such as a parenting show, an article in the magazine, a blog on the net, or even a conversation with the nurse or a doctor. Also the ever-infront-of-you question "what's on your mind?" of facebook comes so handy for the instant help-solutions to your parenting dillemas.  It is so comforting if you are even a part of a parenting group - where you can unload your concerns in prayer and fellowship.

I have learned, through these friendships, that happy mothers raise happy children. By ensuring that we are taken care of in our
vulnerable parts, we give our children the tools to do the
same. Sweetness breeds sweetness and confidence produces
confidence. So let's not leave those wells empty, but fill them
with the good stuff with the little help from our friends.

A friend loves at all times.

(Proverbs 17:17)

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