I just finished my portfolio for my nomination for Utah Young Mother of the Year. I will go to a luncheon on Feb. 7 along with the other nominees. I will give a short talk to introduce myself, and I will find out who won. I really don't want to win. I just kept feeling that I needed to do this in order to promote becoming a mother through adoption. Or maybe through this we will be able to find our next baby. It has been an interesting process of reflection about being a mother. I had to answer 10 questions, write a biography and an essay, as well as get three letters of recommendation. I wanted to share some of my answers to my questions. I would love for you to read them and respond with your thoughts about the topic. So here's one of them:
On a daily basis, what do you feel is your most important function?
My most important function is showing love to my family. I try to do my daily tasks with this in mind.
I really don’t like to iron shirts. In fact, I don’t really like to do house work. I’d much rather read stories with my daughter, sing songs with her, go to the library or read a book myself. Before our daughter came, I didn’t do very much ironing, especially not my husband’s shirts, arguing that I was just as busy as him and he could iron them himself. My husband never complained, he just never ironed his shirts. When I became a full time mother and homemaker, I grudgingly decided to iron shirts occasionally. When Matt wore an ironed shirt the next time, I was surprised how nice he looked. It really did make a difference in his professional appearance. Since then, I have tried to be more diligent about ironing his shirts. I try to think about my husband and how much I love him as I iron. Then it doesn’t seem like such a drudgery.
I try to involve my daughter in housework and cooking as well. Although it is sometimes frustrating and much more time consuming to cook with a 3 year old, it is a chance for us to spend time together and for me to show her how much I love her. She is learning how to crack an egg or measure a cup of flour. She gets so excited when she learns a new skill. Nurturing my family and myself every day with love is my most important function.
My most important function is showing love to my family. I try to do my daily tasks with this in mind.
I really don’t like to iron shirts. In fact, I don’t really like to do house work. I’d much rather read stories with my daughter, sing songs with her, go to the library or read a book myself. Before our daughter came, I didn’t do very much ironing, especially not my husband’s shirts, arguing that I was just as busy as him and he could iron them himself. My husband never complained, he just never ironed his shirts. When I became a full time mother and homemaker, I grudgingly decided to iron shirts occasionally. When Matt wore an ironed shirt the next time, I was surprised how nice he looked. It really did make a difference in his professional appearance. Since then, I have tried to be more diligent about ironing his shirts. I try to think about my husband and how much I love him as I iron. Then it doesn’t seem like such a drudgery.
I try to involve my daughter in housework and cooking as well. Although it is sometimes frustrating and much more time consuming to cook with a 3 year old, it is a chance for us to spend time together and for me to show her how much I love her. She is learning how to crack an egg or measure a cup of flour. She gets so excited when she learns a new skill. Nurturing my family and myself every day with love is my most important function.
1 comment:
cracking eggs are hard! :) I love your thoughts. very tender. and i do believe that you deserve this award a million times over. you are an incredible mother and wife -and have always been someone that I look up to because of those attributes. Keep it up, you are making a difference in many lives. love you guys!
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