May 11th, 2025
by Martha Arizpe
by Martha Arizpe
Today we celebrate Mother’s Day. Becoming a mother is such a huge gift, as well as a huge responsibility. The initial years are spent focusing on things like sleeping through the night
(YIPPEE!), becoming potty-trained, learning to walk and talk, waving bye-bye, blowing kisses, etc. Then comes the toddler years where friendships first become a possibility and your little one must learn that other people have needs, too. Then school time comes along, as your darling navigates the halls of education with a backpack of Lunchables and piles of trepidation. Children must learn to sit still in class, stay in their assigned seats, raise their hand to ask a question, and be polite. These things must be learned in conjunction with learning arithmetic, spelling, grammar, etc. Their little heads must be overwhelmed at times. Next is middle school, and the onset of hormones, which, as we all know, are very bad things, however necessary they may be. Your lovely child develops skin problems, a bad attitude about nearly everything, lots of concern on what “other parents” allow their children to do, and the fine art of testing your patience. Assuming your family gets through this phase reasonably well, your next hurdle is high school. Prepare to leap high over these hurdles, my friends! Your darling daughter may become snarky and/or boy crazy, and your
brilliant boy seems to lose all reason when a cute girl says “hello”. Pairing up comes along, and the trick here is to be sure your child is friends with kids whose parents’ morals are like
yours. Church involvement, as well as involvement in school activities, is vital. Know the parents of the friends of your kids. If you expect them to keep you informed of their whereabouts, treat them respectfully and keep them informed of yours. College, the military, or trade school comes next, occasionally mingled with marriage. Keep praying that at least most of what you taught them remains, and trust in God for the rest. Stay in communication with God and encourage your children to pray. Because both of you need God.
If you remember that last line, you will be fine.
Blessings,
Martha Arizpe, St. John’s Prayer Team
(YIPPEE!), becoming potty-trained, learning to walk and talk, waving bye-bye, blowing kisses, etc. Then comes the toddler years where friendships first become a possibility and your little one must learn that other people have needs, too. Then school time comes along, as your darling navigates the halls of education with a backpack of Lunchables and piles of trepidation. Children must learn to sit still in class, stay in their assigned seats, raise their hand to ask a question, and be polite. These things must be learned in conjunction with learning arithmetic, spelling, grammar, etc. Their little heads must be overwhelmed at times. Next is middle school, and the onset of hormones, which, as we all know, are very bad things, however necessary they may be. Your lovely child develops skin problems, a bad attitude about nearly everything, lots of concern on what “other parents” allow their children to do, and the fine art of testing your patience. Assuming your family gets through this phase reasonably well, your next hurdle is high school. Prepare to leap high over these hurdles, my friends! Your darling daughter may become snarky and/or boy crazy, and your
brilliant boy seems to lose all reason when a cute girl says “hello”. Pairing up comes along, and the trick here is to be sure your child is friends with kids whose parents’ morals are like
yours. Church involvement, as well as involvement in school activities, is vital. Know the parents of the friends of your kids. If you expect them to keep you informed of their whereabouts, treat them respectfully and keep them informed of yours. College, the military, or trade school comes next, occasionally mingled with marriage. Keep praying that at least most of what you taught them remains, and trust in God for the rest. Stay in communication with God and encourage your children to pray. Because both of you need God.
If you remember that last line, you will be fine.
Blessings,
Martha Arizpe, St. John’s Prayer Team
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