Being a Mom

"The world turned, my eyes almost popped out of their sockets, my lungs were screaming for breath, my heart was in a deadly race for the finish line and the lower part of my body was in a furnace worse than the one improvised by Nebuchadnezzar...and then...ugh " "The head is showing...now another nice push..." Nice? NICE You must be joking, but I obeyed and the next minute it felt as if I was floating somewhere above my bed." "The most wonderful and blissful moment of my entire life unfolded. The doctor placed our little son into my arms, umbilical cord still tying him to me, and covered in a creamy substance. I looked down at the little miracle in my arms and choked up. Every effort, every discomfort of the past months, every stitch and pain, every helpless moment, every fear and every uncertainty dissipated. My baby Oh, it was so worthwhile. It was so amazingly wonderful... a total miracle that left me speechless. He was the most beautiful thing I have ever laid eyes on, and I was part of him in a way that no-one will ever be able to take away from me I gently held him close for a few seconds before he was taken from my arms to get released from my insides and cleaned up."Sue Eksteen gets it right in "Being a Mom" when she explores the concept that "There is no manual available for motheringor parenting YOUR child". Every child is purposefully made by God to fill a unique place in your family and this world. You may indeed receive wisdom from listening to the experiences of other mothers (like Sue) and fathers or reading books purporting to be a manual but in the end you will need to raise your one-of-a-kind child with what works for you Sue has not delivered or even attempted to deliver a manual for success in child-rearing, instead she recounts the wonderful experiences she had raising her children with her husband. She clearly lays out how different both her children were as babies and turned out as adults and that each one needed a unique approach to bring out the best in them. (Basil Carter)