This post is for Women, to Women and about Women, so Men....Read at your own risk :) Let me start out by saying that I start out many days hating being a woman. I can sum it up in about two words. Period and Hormones. I have always said that God cursed women and He doesn't do anything half way, if you know what I mean :). Men like to think that your period comes once a month. The fact is...your period doesn't just come once a month...I really wish that was the case...it is a month long process and a roller coaster of up and down hormones throughout. It is why I cry at hallmark cards and Disney movies :). True story. Anyway, I could really complain about being a woman all day long, but that really wouldn't be the right attitude to have and trust me I have it on some days. Don't get me wrong, I am NOT a feminist and a man-hater. I DO NOT think a Woman can do anything a Man can do. I love my husband more than anything in the world and I hate the idea that Women as a whole do not need men. We do. We need them and we need them to be MEN. So I started thinking about all the positive things about Womanhood today and I am so glad that I did. We have the power to change our life, our family, and our world, but we have to realize what our role is and be content and happy in it.
1. Women are valuable. Our culture today says that Women aren't valuable unless your running around like a chicken with your head cut off. You have to work outside the home, inside the home, cook supper every night, have a spotless house, be the perfect hostess...etc etc. Really, we could go on and on. All Women are different. Your life is not a competition. Just because so and so appears to have it all...they don't. You have something that they want and vice versa. Learn to be happy with who you are and what God has given you. Learn to appreciate other Women and their talents...don't be a hater. Women need other Women. We need their friendship. Don't tear down your girlfriends...build them up. Don't let our world tell you what you have to do to be useful. Ask Our God, what He thinks is important. God comes first. After that Family is priority, but that doesn't mean you have to be June Cleaver. That means you love your family and put them first. You pray for them. You make time for them. Time is irreplaceable. Don't get me wrong, there are some things that are never done like cooking and cleaning and someone has to do it, but those things are not priority.
2. Women are Mothers. I know that a little girl tends to be a Daddy's girl and a little boy want to grow up to be just like his Daddy, but a Daddy cannot be a Momma. Momma's have compassion, patience, and understanding. When your little one is sick, hurt, scared or needs some cuddling...they want their Momma. Don't be afraid to be a Momma. Give your kids the best of you, not what is left at the end of the day. No one else can take that place for you. They will have special people in their lives and they will love their Daddy's, but No one else can be their Momma. Only you. You are a woman. You don't just listen, you hear what isn't said. You don't just care, you stay up at night praying for their future. You don't just discipline, you do the hard things and then you cry in the next room because you think you are failing them. You don't just teach, you are a day to day example that they watch all the time. I know that not all women will be mothers or are currently mothers, but most women have a mother's heart. You have that compassion. You have that patience and understanding. Embrace your compassion and your softness. Don't let the world make you hard and bitter.
3. Women are wives. ...and soulmates, and best friends, and helpers. I could go on. You as a woman have the ability to drive your man up the wall with stress or you have the ability to make him crazy about you. He married you. You and only you are his wife. No one else can make him feel like Superman and King of the world like you can. Other people can pay him compliments but you can make him believe in himself. How awesome is that. I know sometimes we are tired and we don't feel like cooking his favorite meal or letting him unwind before we start complaining about our day...but more than likely he has had a long day too. I want Briggs to enjoy getting off work...I want him to look forward to it all day. I want him to miss me when I'm gone. I want him to enjoy my cooking. I don't want him to worry if the house is clean or not. Once again...this isn't going to be the same with everyone. You know your husband and what he enjoys, and how he unwinds. Put him above your Children. The Bible doesn't say you are one with your child. It says you are one with your husband. On this same note, your children need you to put him first. They need to see what a relationship looks like. This will have a huge affect on your children. How you treat each other will forever be stamped in their mind. Don't constantly be telling him what needs to be fixed and talking about things you know you can't afford. Don't make him feel like he doesn't measure up to what you want. He is human just like you and he isn't perfect and never will be. Deal with it. You aren't perfect either. Just like we need a best friend, someone to lean on, someone to talk to, someone to really hear us....He needs that too. Be that wife. Be that woman.
4. Women are ______. You fill in the blank. What about being a woman are you thankful for? What is special to you as a person and as a Woman? There are so many things that make me thankful for who I am. So many things about life that I enjoy. I love that when I am having a bad day, Me and Emma go shopping and it seems to make things better...even if I don't buy anything. I love that Briggs can help me pick out furniture and paint colors but I add that extra woman's touch to the house that makes things feel warm and inviting. I love that I can drown myself in a good book and a cup of coffee. Some days I hate how emotional I am but I really do love that I am soft-hearted and that my heart hurts for people who are hurting. I love cuddles in the morning with my baby girl and I love cuddles at night with my amazing husband. I love chick flicks and mani/pedis. I love pajamas and fuzzy slippers. I love sappy songs and sappy movies. I know that all women aren't the same, but embrace whatever it is that you love. God made us all different for a reason.
Proverbs 31:10 " Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies."
Genesis 2:18 "And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him."
Proverbs 31:28 "Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her."
Proverbs 14:1 " Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands"
Proverbs 12:4 "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones."
Proverbs 18:22 "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord"
"All places where women are excluded tend downward to barbarism; but the moment she is introduced, there come in with her courtesy, cleanliness, sobriety, and order." -Harriet Beecher Stowe
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