The Face Of A (Step) Mother.

                              

                              

We are tired. We have bags under our eyes from working all day, then coming home to play in the pool, then staying up late doing laundry and more work. We have mosquito bites all over from late summer nights outdoors. We live amongst children's poop. Its everywhere, all the time. Our hair is either up and out of the way, or covered in chlorine from countless swimming hours (or just up because its dirty). We shave our legs with a child next to us in the shower bathing their toy animals. We rarely have time for makeup.

Our prayers are littered with requests for more sleep, more energy, more patience, more poop in the potty.

We are full of joy. We are the happiest (and most exhausted) we've ever been. We pray because we know we can not do it alone, it is literally impossible. We have become more humble of a person, more joyful, patient, kind, and loving. We are brave enough to tackle seemingly impossible tasks on our own. We are mothers.

I am lucky enough to be able to mother this Little Bear with many other mothers, he has a community of love and support all around him. You have given us such joy Little Bear! I am growing as a person because of you! You are so loved.

xoxo

Bellé-Mere