Why I want to be a mom

There have been some really good leaders throughout history... and some really bad ones.

What makes the good ones is this, they don't just direct/inspire people, they are down with them. They put themselves down to their level. The greatest people succumb to be the lowest, so that they are relatable and can better lead people, not boss them. 

Here's a visual! 

I like relating this to the Atonement. Jesus was very almighty and powerful. He did not have the temptations and sins we suffer, yet, He allowed himself to suffer so that He could know how we feel. He already was a great leader, but now He understands us on every level. 

In I Corinthians Chapter 9, it says, "19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more."

The greatest people we remember are those who effect us personally by serving us. 

Role-models become our role-models not because they are just really successful, but because they gave back. 

Our favorite bosses/presidents/leaders are the ones who takes time to know us personally.

In class we talked about the amazing sacrifice mothers make. Women, especially today, have a lot of exciting career paths and talents to expand upon. The pressure for motherhood vs career is on. 

I think being a mom is awesome. Children are work. It's basically a full-time job! Anyone who has babysat for 8+ hours knows that. 

A lot of women give up their careers to dedicate their time to being a mom. 

AND I THINK THAT'S AWESOME!

He is trusting women to be an incubator for one of His precious spirits. There is a lifestyle you should live while pregnant and adjustments have to be made... diets, exercise, sleep, etc. 

But He is trusting you to raise them and to lead them.

You have to be there for them and serve them 24/7. 

And I think that's awesome.

I think a lot of women think they are giving up their life by having children. I think it's the opposite. They are GIVING life. They are literally giving a life to someone else by becoming a servant to the Lord for his children down on earth.

And I think that's awesome.

A quote I've always liked says, "You rock a sobbing child without wondering if today’s world is passing you by, because you know you hold tomorrow tightly in your arms." (Neal A. Maxwell)

And mom, I think you're awesome. 

Online Etiquette - The Facebook Baby

In recent events, I have decided to dedicate my blog to thoughts on what is SOCIALLY acceptable on SOCIAL media.

This is not professional in any manner or used to be offensive in anyway. My intention is to inform the general public that there are unspoken rules of using Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, etc and I see these rules broken more than I would like. 

The first thing I would like to address is mother's forcing their children down your throat. Okay, I will admit I am not a mother. However, I do love children and I absolutely support motherhood. I think moms rock! I know for sure when I have kids that I want my friends to know how rockin' of a mom I am and that my kids are totally awesome. Mom's do so much for their kids and they deserve to have their accomplishment's realized. Mom's love their kids so much! 

...but do you have to love them 5 times a day on Facebook or Instagram? No. What cracks me up the most is that the kids don't actually have a Facebook or see any of this stuff until they are older... which the public has already seen...how embarrassing! There isn't any tagging and sharing with the kids like Facebook and Instagram is supposed to be used for. The over excessive kid pictures seem to be just a ploy to obtain more likes or notice on the web. "Oh I love them so much!!!" Really now? Did they know how much you love them, because, yes, you stated it to the whole world but they didn't see that. 

I'm kidding though. Of course you love them :)

Babies are so darn cute! I could hold one all day if anyone asked me, but if I am scrolling for 30 seconds and seeing the same child's face with the captions "just woke up :)", "lunch time", "play time", "he loves his dog", "aw, he fell asleep on the floor", "daddy is home! Yay!", "bath time", and "bed time". Please, for the love, no one needs to see a picture of everything your kid does that day.  And for heaven's sake do not put photos of the aftermath of an accident. We don't want to see your kids crying faces with scratches, bruises, sickness, rashes, broken bones, etc. I mean how am you supposed to respond to that? You can't "like" it. -Yay, kids look great with scrapes on their face!- The only thing you can do is comment, "Ow, I'm so sorry they hurt themselves." ...which is usually what the first 3 comments say but with different wording. I'm willing to bet the parents are already sorry that their child is hurt. So why post a picture? A plea for pity?

However, I do love seeing kids winning awards, taking their first bath, making huge messes, playing sports, and celebrating birthdays... and I really love seeing moms IN pictures with their kids. If you spend you're whole life behind the lens trying to capture every moment, you'll miss the actual moment and only remember it through the screen of a phone camera.

 I, too, have experience with missing moments. I wish that I would not have lived through so many lake days, holidays, and vacations trying to snap pictures for memories because my greatest recollection of those moments have ended up being the taking-pictures part. 

Annie Leibovitz, an american photographer, said, "The camera makes you forget you're there. It's not like you are hiding but you forget, you are just looking so much."

I like this quote a lot because sometimes I forget to just sit and watch the sunset instead of taking picture after picture trying to get the perfect lighting. 

I'm not saying to never take pictures; I'm just saying take less. Keep the moments for yourself, don't give them to the camera. Be selfish. Those are your kids, not Facebook's. Don't "share" all your moments because it's your story, not ours.