GREAT ADVICE

I read this on a blog I follow and it is really good advice. I hope Kelly doesn't mind me copying it and posting it here. She does great blogs and has a heart larger than most. I wish we could all be more like her.

This is part of what she wrote:
I've had a hard time lately thinking about how us mothers are so quick to judge or make other mothers feel bad because they don't make the same choices as we do. Whether you breastfeed, use formula, are a working mom or a stay at home mom, whether you use cloth diapers, make your own food or use store bought, whether you home school or send you kids to public school.......we are all (hopefully) trying to do the best for our children and families. I think as mothers we should know we are all in the same club and try to lift each other up.........not tear each other down because we aren't all doing things the same way.

I couldn't have said it better. There are a few people out there I considered friends but because I don't do it "their way" they like to put me down. It really came as a shock because no two children are a like. So what if my child is 12 months and still only wants breast milk and not whole milk. So what if my child sleeps 10-10 and not 7-7. I'm doing the best I can and I think I am doing a damn good job. I live my life for Hailey Grace and our family. I honestly believe that being a mom and a wife is what God's plan for me is. There is nothing more rewarding to me. But that is me.
There are women in this world who pride themselves on marrying rich and shopping for expensive things....I am not one of them, Target, TJ Maxx and Old Navy are my local stops. There are women in this world who spend years continuing their education to have a great working title and a paycheck most would kill for. I never wanted to be a lawyer or doctor. I had bigger dreams, God's Plan for me.
There are women in this world who chose to travel, don't have a good group of friends and live their life through pictures... I am not one of them. I couldn't imagine life without my friends and family.
There are women in this world who starve themselves to have a body that they think men would kill to have.... I am not one of them, I love my Babe’s. I am the type who will compliment another women instead of being jealous because her body looks perfect in what she is wearing. We all come in different shapes and sizes and we are all beautiful in our own way.
There are women in this world who expect men to use proper language in front of them and remember when there's a lady in the room... I am not one of them. I can talk with the best truckers and dine with the finest ladies.
I don't want a car that costs as much as my house. I am happy with my diaper bags. I can't do it all alone. I want someone to be there with me to take the next step. To share in all of my memories. I went to college for 7 years, but I don't use my degree as a measurement for my intelligence. I don’t want to see the world alone. I’m sad when I see someone sitting alone. I've sat there alone. I want to travel with my family to Disneyland, just to see the smile on my daughters face when Cinderella waves hello.
My goal in life isn't to be the most popular girl or to be the smartest in class. It isn't to be the most loved child or best in sports.
I am a woman who lives for respect. I'm the type of woman who says a prayer for you each night. I pray for not only you but your family.
I want nothing more than every woman who is trying to conceive to feel life. To feel the miracle of your child growing inside you.
Nothing compares to the love you will have. Everyone has the most beautiful in the world. I want every woman to hear the word mama for the first time.
I am living God's plan for me.