Motherhood Never Stops
A lot of times, you will hear phrases like that–“motherhood never stops”–to describe the 24/7 nature of the work. There are unceasing demands on your physical and mental energy. The tasks never truly get “done.” There’s no vacation from it and there’s no way to ever feel as if the job is complete.
But I mean that phrase today in a different way. Let me explain.
Our children are 17 and 16. They aren’t the same as they were at 12 or 6 or 3. That’s obvious, but, sometimes, a mom might wish they were. Still, in just a year or two, we will be empty-nesters. Then what?
My wife will still be a mom.
Oh, it will look different; about that, there’s no doubt. But just because a child goes away to college or gets his own place does not mean a mom can just turn off being a mother.
I’m in my 40s and, I’m so glad to say, live in the same town as my parents. I have seen this up close. Though it looks very different than when I was 15 or 5, mom is still a mom. You just can’t stop a mom from being a mom.
No matter the age of the children, a mom will still feel joy when her kid has something good happen in his life–whether it’s a T-ball victory or a promotion at work.
No matter the age of the children, a mom will still feel a pain in her chest when her kid has a struggle–whether it’s a bad English grade or being fired from his job.
She will still feel the ups and downs because you just never stop being a mother.
In her eyes, you may still be about 4 years old or she may still see you in some ways as a strapping teenager, but she knows the “role” is different. She knows you are grown. She knows you have responsibilities of your own.
But she longs to still help you do your very best in life through godly counsel…and maybe a plate of cookies.
Because motherhood never stops.
AUTHOR: Adam Faughn
