Treasure the Moment, Mama

Tonight we will talk about treasuring the moments with our children through their transitions. 

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Good evening, mamas, and welcome back to Midlight, your light in the middle of the night. Tonight I want to share a story of something that happened this evening in our home. Tonight, our little girl, who's the baby of the nine, she is six years old, and she rode her bike tonight for the first time without training wheels. It was a special evening as her daddy worked with her tonight on riding her bike without her training wheels. She's been ready for some time, but she's been hesitant. So her dad said, Tonight's the night, I think you're ready. Let's get your bike and let's give it a go. And they did. And he had her riding that bike without training wheels in no time. And it was precious to watch. And as I watched him working with her, I realized this would be the last of our children that he would teach to ride a two-wheel bike. And as I watched, I soaked up the moment because I knew this was a special moment to be marked in my mind as a mama. What was so special about this moment was I got to witness the movement from needing help to becoming independent with her little bike riding, and I thought this is a moment I want to treasure in my heart forever. And I knew as I watched I would remember it. And one of the things that was so sweet about it was it was hard to watch her step over that bridge, sort of, but at the same time there was such a celebration to be had. Everybody cheered. Her brothers and her sisters and her dad and I. We clapped and we told her how good she did because she really did do so good. And we got to celebrate in that moment with her and how sweet that was. Mama, I'm here to tell you so many moments in your motherhood will be like this. It will be a little bit of sadness tugging on your heart because something is ending, but then you will have this celebration in your heart because you know that that was an accomplishment, and there is such great things ahead for your child as they accomplish one thing and move into the next. This will be a resounding theme in your motherhood if it hasn't been already. It is a joy to watch our children grow, and it is a joy to watch them move from one leap in life to another leap in life. Maybe for you tonight, mama, as your baby is doing something new that you have witnessed. Maybe your baby is starting to smile. Maybe your baby is starting to coo at you or look into your face and you can see the connection. Maybe your baby is sleeping longer stretches of time, and you are maybe delighted by that, and also missing a little bit of those in-between times. Maybe your baby's about to eat solid foods, and that's a really big deal because now you're moving into that next stage, and before you know it, you'll be taking off the training wheels, mama, because that is how this beautiful journey of motherhood goes. We get the opportunity to witness the maturity of our children, and in it we grow as mothers too. There will be so many moments in your motherhood where you will witness these transitions with your little ones. And I want to remind you of Luke chapter 2 and verse 19 and what Mary felt, the mother of Jesus. And in verse 19 it says, But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. I felt that way tonight as the sun was setting and my little girl was riding on her two-wheel bike. I pondered it in my heart. I treasured it. And I am encouraging you tonight, Mama, to look at those moments and treasure them in your heart too. You'll know what they are as you spend time with your babies and your children as they are growing, and you will have those bittersweet moments of things that begin to change, and things that are transitions become beautiful. And I want to encourage you tonight, Mama, to embrace it, to enjoy it, to celebrate the victories and the transitions with your babies. It is a precious honor to be in those moments with our children. We were handpicked by God for this kingdom work that we are doing so that we could get a front row seat to the lives of our children. That is an amazing gift that the Lord has given us. I sure don't want to waste it. I want to enjoy the journey with my children. I want the Lord to help me to embrace the moments and live life to the fullest as a mama, since this is one of the most beautiful assignments that I have ever been given. It truly is an honor. There are many places in life that you will be replaceable, but you will not be replaceable in your home. You will not be replaceable to your family or your little ones. So, Mama, I encourage you to be the joy spreader, the memory maker, and the celebration giver for your little ones. You have a profound impact on these little ones, and that is a God-given blessing in your life that you get to be the one to do it. So embrace it, Mama. Thank you for letting me spend some time with you tonight in the middle of the night. It truly is an honor for me to do so. I'm going to leave you with a blessing tonight, Mama, from numbers 6, 24 through 26. May the Lord bless you and keep you, make his face to shine upon you, be gracious unto you and give you peace. Amen. Until next time, Mama. Take care.