Dear Ever Joy,
I wish that I could promise you the stars and the moon. I wish I could promise you the world. I wish I could promise you a life free of trial and hardships. I wish I could promise that you'd never make a mistake. I wish I could promise you freedom from heart break. I wish I could promise you that I'll be the perfect mother.
But I can't. You will face trials in your life purposed to make you stronger. You must learn from your own mistakes. Experience the aches of a breaking heart. And you'll have to figure some things out on your own.
But what I can promise you is that I will do my best to show you the grace of the Lord. In my actions, in my words, in the way I treat your father, the way I treat you, and the way I treat myself. I will teach you grace, so that you will get a glimpse of the Father's grace and love to you that can not be matched or even close to replicated by me.
This is my #motherspromise to you, baby girl. I will hang it above your crib, then your toddler bed, then your child bed, and so on, as a constant reminder to myself and to you as you grow and change and learn and experience the joys and the sorrows of life. That I may never forget, and that you may never forget that there's not only grace from me, but more importantly, grace from above.
Here's how you can make your own:
You will need:
- felt
- embroidery floss
- embroidery needle
- scissors
- string
- a snack
- oh, and a cute baby
1. Cut your felt into equilateral triangles. Or any shape you want.
2. Write the word you want to embroider with pen or pencil first.
3. Choose your color thread and thread your needle.
4. Embroider your words. I started out using a backstitch, but it was taking too long so I switched to a straight stitch.
5. Cut two holes at the top of each piece and string through any type of string, and hang!
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I encourage you to join in! What's your #motherspromise? How do you keep it in front of you so you never forget?