Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed of having a family. I always wanted to be a mom, and I have been so blessed to have three, beautiful children.

Every day I have with them is a gift, and I am so grateful. I love homeschooling. I love teaching them, and watching them grow. I love to play games with them. I love reading with them. I love making special meals that I know they love… I love it.

Lately though, the days have been hard. I’ve had more challenging days than easy days in the last few months. I realized the other day I was telling a friend, “It’s been one of those days…” but I had said that the day before too.

Life with three small children is not always going to be perfect. Instagram and TikTok romanticize motherhood, and make it seem like an aesthetic dream. That couldn’t be further from reality! Now, there are moments that are unbelievably perfect, and I wish I could stay in them forever, but the reality is – it isn’t that way a lot of the time.

A lot of times I wake up, start my day, and have expectations that I’ll never measure up to. My children couldn’t possibly measure up to them, because quite frankly, they are children. Motherhood is WORK. It’s not something meant to be recorded and photographed perfectly for everyone to see how perfect it is. It’s beautiful. It’s a gift, but it’s work.

I’m beginning to look at things differently. Is a good day measured by how easy it was, or how much I accomplished? Or is a good day measured by how I served the Lord with what I’ve been given. I’m beginning to look at my motherhood struggles differently. If it was a hard day with behavior… it was an opportunity to train. If it was a hard day of homeschool, it’s because I’m learning how to teach little minds. If I got behind on housework because of life, it’s an opportunity to learn better time management skills.

Instead of looking at my “struggles” as hard or bad, I’m beginning to look at them as opportunities. What will I do with the opportunities I have? Will I learn from them, or will I stay where I’m at in a mindset of “life is hard?”

I pray that God takes the work I’m doing for Him, and makes it beautiful. I pray He blesses the “hard.” He has already blessed so much. He is good.

I think this can apply to many areas of life. Not just motherhood. Let me know what you think in the comments! I’m thankful for what God is teaching me right now. Every day is an adventure, and I’m just thankful to be on it. Thanks for reading, friends.

”And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.“
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭90‬:‭17‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”and whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;“
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭23‬ ‭KJV‬‬