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I Give My Whole Body {Guest Post}

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 by Lolli 11 Comments

I’d like to welcome my friend, Claudia, who is my next guest poster. I met Claudia a “few” years ago before she had her two kids and moved half way across the country. But I still adore her, and you will see why after you read her guest post. (PS–the photos are from me, Lolli)

It is not surprising to anyone who has ever so much as seen a pregnant woman that carrying and birthing a child is a whole-body experience. That part is a given. But there is much more to the experience of motherhood than that – mothers give their whole bodies to their children.

Moms and Babies

With her eyes, a Mother sees her newborn baby for the first time, watches her toddler’s first tentative steps, see her child off to school on the first day, watches them dress for their first date, and sees her child shine on their wedding day. With her ears, she hears that first cry, that first word, she listens to accounts of trials and troubles, to stories of schoolyard spats and hurt teenage feelings. She listens to her adult children as they venture forth into their own lives, and hears stories of her grandchildren and maybe her great grandchildren. With her lips, she kisses away boo-boos and ouwies, reads countless bedtime stories, and changes the outcome of a bad situation with a smile. She also bites those lips when she watches her child suffer through something difficult or when she wants to offer advice that she knows is better left for another time.

Moms and Babies

A mother’s arms and hands rock a baby to sleep, hold the uncertain hand of a preschooler, hug a tired teenager, and work, work, work. Laundry, cooking, and household cleaning are usually a mother’s job too, and she gives herself to these tasks as an act of service, charity, and love to her family. She throws and catches balls and Frisbees, and twists little girl hair into braids and buns. Her shoulders are a place of solace for sorrowing children, her shoulders stand proud as she sees her children accomplish things they thought they could not do, and those shoulders stand strong when she is faced with trials that threaten her family.

Moms

A mother’s heart was described well by author Elizabeth Stone, who said, “Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”

A mother’s hips may never be quite as svelte as they were before she gave birth, but they make such an excellent shelf for carrying a baby and toddler – and sometimes even a preschooler who just can’t go one more step. As the mother ages, those are the same hips that often fail, and make it harder to run around with her grandchildren, but easier to sit and enjoy their exuberant youth.

Moms and Babies

A mother’s feet walk the floor with a fussy infant, teach a toddler how to walk, and play soccer with a growing young boy or girl. They pace the floor awaiting the sound of a teenager coming in at curfew. Her feet walk with joy at a graduation ceremony or wedding.

A mother’s knees crawl on the floor to encourage her little one to learn to move independently, then crawl some more to race matchbox cars and toy trains around tiny tracks, later, her knees run to keep up with lightning-fast children.

I am a mother. To my children and their upbringing, I have given my whole body. I do it willingly and lovingly, because that is what mothers do.
~Claudia


Submitted to Angie’s Wordful Wednesday

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About Lolli

Lolli has written 3740 post in this blog.

I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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Comments

  1. Karen says

    Friday, May 28, 2010 at 12:20 pm

    Claudia, your writing is exquisite and Lolli’s photos are beautiful. Thanks for such inspiring words. Love ya, girl.

  2. Charlotte says

    Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 6:57 pm

    Beautiful Claudia! You’re absolutely right and so eloquent, too.
    .-= Charlotte´s last blog ..Lump of coal for Mother’s Day? =-.

  3. Pam says

    Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 8:16 pm

    That was so sweet, Lolli. What a beautiful post. Your photos are striking.

  4. Erin I'm Gonna Kill Him says

    Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    SO nice. I loved that quote about your heart walking around outside your body. Very true.

  5. Heather @ The Penny-Pinching Mama says

    Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    How beautiful!
    .-= Heather @ The Penny-Pinching Mama´s last blog ..W/W – On top of spaghetti…. =-.

  6. Susie's Homemade says

    Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 4:26 pm

    So beautiful!

  7. angie says

    Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 2:49 pm

    What an absolutely beautiful guest post. I really enjoyed this!

  8. parenting BY dummies says

    Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 2:29 pm

    I love baby pictures!
    .-= parenting BY dummies´s last blog ..Wordful Wednesday: Unbelievably Beautiful Photos =-.

  9. Gilliauna says

    Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 1:37 pm

    What an absolutely wonderful post. Just… breathtaking.
    .-= Gilliauna´s last blog ..I Wanna Win Wednesdays – Giveaway Linky 5/12 thru 5/18 =-.

  10. Harriet says

    Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 8:54 am

    Lolli- you are so talented! The photos and what they say are amazing!

    Have a great day!
    https://harrietandfriends.com/2010/05/got-a-check-went-shopping/

  11. pam says

    Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 8:44 am

    Tears running down my cheeks now! Beautiful!!

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