A mother and a _____

Recently I've been blessed to participate in a summer bible study with a group of ladies from the MOPS (mothers of pre schoolers) program I have been involved with. This was some spiritual self care I knew I needed. Most of the ladies I had never met before or only met once or twice. And they have been incredibly tolerant of my tardiness, since I come straight from seeing a client. 

We've been reading "Known and Loved: 52 devotions from Psalms" directed towards moms/parents. 

One of its foci has been around identity. How often when we become parents, sometimes that not only becomes our life, but our sole identity. While parenthood is a significant role in our lives, it is NOT all if who we are. 

We were each made with unique gifts and abilities. To be creative, in many different ways. To have multiple purposes. To love and be loved. To be complex and multi- dimensional. 

Some "assignments" from the book called for us to do a role call of what we do and who we are, as people, not just moms. Cause either way, we are valuable. 

I guess that this is my exploration of my role call. Who I identify myself to be. (In no particular order)

I am  A mother and a _____.

Fierce friend

Loyal wife

Musician

Singer

Guitar teacher

Animal lover and advocate

Child of God

Supporter if my community

Green Bay Packer fan

Sister

Daughter

Aunt

Granddaughter 

Running enthusiast

WW2 history buff

Counselor 

Dreamer

Perpetual learner

Believer in each persons potential

Nature lover

Goofball

(Harmless)Prankster

Introvert/observer 

Encourager

Adventurer 

Foodie

Down home/ from scratch cook

"Don't take crap from nobody"

Spendthrift

Gardener

Person who can laugh at themselves

Listener

Fascinated by geography

Hopeless romantic

Honest

I disallowed qualifiers, negativity or self pity. I have lots of those. But I found them unnecessary for this purpose. And perhaps we all should. Love ourselves for who we are. Not always pointing out the bad. But allowing for The good. God does. 

What/who are you?