"all the single mommys"

I found myself singing "all the single ladies.. all the single ladies.. " in my not so Beyonce voice "uh uh oh.. uh uh oh.. uh uh oh.." this weekend. You see my husband left me and the kids for the weekend to spend the weekend with 90 high school kids at winter camp.

I experienced just a small glimpse of what it is like to be a single mom of two. So after an afternoon at the park in the sun, why I thought it was a good idea to move my bedroom furniture around, still baffles me. Perhaps the thought of the two actually helping me move my bed, crossed the mind. Instead it was a two hour adventure that ended up as my mattress being a slide. Don't believe me, take a look at captain hook and his buddy climbing the plank!

But on a serious note this blog isn't about me and the two little rascals that were being tossed around by a mattress ( yup, that really happened a few times, shhh don't tell daddy). This blog is about you, the few.

Single moms this letter is for you,

I find myself complaining to much about how tired I am, when this weekend I realized how tired you must be. To not only be a mother, but also a father, the sole financial support for you and your kids, can weigh heavy on your heart sometimes. My mom was a single mom for a time and I don't think that I appreciated it. I don't think that I did, because she made it look easy.

You make it look easy. I'm kinda shameful to admit that I probably complain more than you do. How you manage to get the kids to school, work a full day and come home to start the homework, cooking, baths etc. is amazing to me. You are truly gifted! Being a mother is such a high calling, and just being a mom is hard enough. When you are called to carry the burdens of an absent father as well, I gather can be taxing.

I want you to know that your job does not go unnoticed. I appreciate you, your kids appreciate you and God loves you. God has called you to be a mother to his children. What a honor and privilege to raise the Lords children. But I want you to remember one thing that you are also Gods child and He also takes care of his children and he will give you rest.

Matthew 11:28 says "come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." The labor that we have endured when we gave birth did not end the day our children were born. Everyday as a mother we labor, and I recognize as a working mother you labor a little more. Forgive me for complaining. Forgive me for taking my job as a stay at home mom for granted.

May God bless you, give you strength and give you rest! Thank you for pushing me to be a better mom. Know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Love you!!!!