"Be the Mom you want them to remember"

"Be the Mom you want them to remember"

I read that quote last night and I can't get it off my mind.

"Be the Mom you want them to remember"

I even asked Jake how I was doing.

I've talked to him before about how I want to be with my children.  I have always thought about all the times we spent at BYU talking with our friends and their spouses about how they were brought up and they would share their feelings about their parents and upbringings.  I always loved the guys who spoke so lovingly about their mothers and how it seemed they could do no wrong.  

I wanted to be that mother.  

The mother my children spoke lovingly about.

Do I yell too often?

Am I fun?

Do I stress too much over the small stuff?

Do I read to them enough?

Do I get down and play or only observe?

Am I teaching them all the correct life lessons?

Will they look back on their childhood fondly?

I hope so.

I hope they know I am trying my best and hope each day I am doing a good job.

I am working on being the Mom I want them to remember.