October 6th, 2011 by Erika Higgins 
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The life of a mother is very busy.? A mother?s day consists of various tasks; laundry, food prep, cleaning, refereeing, driving around town doing errands with a van-full of impatient children, schooling, homework, school and extracurricular activities, telling the same thing to the same child over and over again day after day, diaper changes, endless nights of nursing and rocking restless babies, sticking on band-aids, hugging hurts away, reading one more story, singing one more night-time song, getting someone one more last drink of water, making lunch and baking cookies for school the next day, et cetera, et cetera. These are sometimes some of the most mundane and overlooked parts of a mother?s day, yet they are at the heart of the vocation to motherhood.
Everything a mother does in the home is ultimately for her family. And so is everything she does out of the home. When a mother goes to the store, alone, to buy food?it is for her family, so that they will not starve. When a mother goes to church to pray alone?it is for her family; so she can pour God?s love and graces from her soul to theirs. When a mother goes out for a quick jog or swim at the gym?it is for her family; so she can be healthy and have energy to keep up with their high demands. When a mother attends an art class, learns a new craft, or gets lost in a book?it is for her family; so she can keep her mind sharp and imaginative to inspire her children to think, create, discover, and feel. When a mother goes to work at an office, or in her car, or to the ?office? in the corner of the dining room?it is for her family; so she can provide the essentials or maybe some extra help where it?s needed the most. When a mother goes out and volunteers her time at church, in the community, in her neighborhood?it is for her family; so they can learn there are others in this world that also have needs.
Everything a mother does, in and out of the home, is significant. It all matters?even all the et ceteras. That?s the beauty of the motherhood vocation?the responsibilities and to-do lists are never-ending and a mother?s love and influence transcend all boundaries, starting in the home? but not ending there.
Erika Higgins is a wife and a mother of three young children. Aside from her primary vocation and role as a homemaker, she has also worked in abstinence education and natural family planning programs. She hosts a support group for Catholic mothers and is a member of the St. Maximilian Kolbe?s Militia Immaculata. She enjoys reading and writing about her reflections on marriage, motherhood, life, and her faith at CatholicMom.com and on her personal blog, http://onesimplemama.com. Her favorite places to be are with her family and friends or in the Adoration Chapel with Jesus.
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