Mother's Day

I think it is only the British who celebrate Mother's Day at a different time? Anyway, it was Mother's Day here on Sunday. In theory I think the idea is quite a good one - mums don't seem to get much recognition any other time - but, in practice, I'm not sure.

I mean, it seems to me it becomes this celebration of this perfect paragon of a mother which I don't believe exists. I don't recognise myself in this image. If I am to be recognised for being a mother, I want it to be acknowledged that sometimes I struggle, sometimes I mess up, often I don't feel I am the mum I would like to be; basically, that I am flawed but I am walking with God to do the best we can do. Just like every other area of my life.