We accomplish so much more when we have purpose, don’t we? Are you mothering with purpose? Here is a Mission Statement for you as a wife and mother. You may like to print it our and pin it up in your kitchen as a daily reminder.
I am . . .
M Mothering with passion!
I Inviting God into every situation I face today!
S Serving with joy, even in the routine and mundane!
S Saturating my husband and children with love and encouragement!
I Intercepting the devil's attacks with prayer and praise!
O Overflowing with joy and thankfulness!
N Nurturing my children with God's anointing!
“Thank you, Lord, for the privilege of being part of the greatest mission on earth. Amen.”
Many blessings to you today from Nancy Campbell
Swiss Genre Painter: Albert Anker (1831-1910).
That means revealing Jesus in my home—in all my actions and reactions, to my husband and to my children. And not just when everything is peaceful, but even when it is chaotic. Challenging, isn’t it? #abidinginchrist #christinme #christinyouthehoopeofglory #jesusinmyhome #motherhood #ilovemotherhood #ilovescripture #aboverubies #nancycampbell
Never waver. Never compromise. Never give up. Never luke-warm. Never mediocre. Never average. Never middle-of-the-road. God wants us to be HOT for Him. Rev 3:16 says: “Because thou art like-warm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth.” 
To be passionate is to feel strongly about something, to be willing to sacrifice to accomplish it. It is purposeful mothering. It is knowing you have been commissioned by God for this high calling. Therefore, you don’t allow too many other things and diversions crowd out your divine calling. Know your purpose and you fulfill it. 
How we need to cry out for discernment. There are so many good things we can get involved in but they are not necessarily the best for us or God’s perfect will for our family. As you go in to this New Year, guard against spreading yourself and your family too thin. Do the things that keep your family together; that’s building your family. Eliminate the things that separate you as a family; that’s weakening your family. 
A dear friend, Patricia Holmes writes from up in the mountains of Panama. Patricia ministers as a missionary among the indigenous people up there. I agree with what she has to say in this email:
I pray God’s richest blessings upon you and your family in this coming year. I know this may not mean that everything will be plain sailing. We will all face challenges and difficulties. But we can face the year with confidence and hope knowing that God is working out everything for good and for His eternal plans. We know our God is faithful and we can trust Him wholly and completely. No matter what we face we are anchored with His underlying joy, peace, and rest. Amen. 
Robyn Wales from Australia writes on 12/27: “I thought you’d like to see my very special Christmas table cloth. I bought the material at a craft shop in Sydney many years ago and it adorns our table every Christmas. Tonight it is set up outside for a feast of “leftovers.” 
As you know, I love tables and tablecloths. I love it when readers send me pictures of their tables or the family gathered together at the table.
When we have purpose, we’ll be up and ready to start the day. We’ll get dressed for the job. Dear mother, you have great purpose. God has given you a divine mission. He has chosen you to nurture and train your children for Him. Every day is an exciting new day to fulfill this divine calling. You are in God’s end time task force. 
Never despise the day of small things. We get better as we go along. Even in motherhood. Have you found that you become a better mother with each new baby? You eliminate more and more selfishness. You are able to give more freely of yourself with each new baby. Keep plodding on and never give up. Ecclesiastes 7:8 says: “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof.” 
When Joseph and Mary brought baby Jesus into the temple, Simeon saw Him and "took him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: FOR MINE EYES HAVE SEEN THY SALVATION, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel"
Isaiah prophesied that Jesus would be called Emmanuel—God with us. “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14).
Our focus at this Christmas time—Jesus Christ, the Savior if the world. King of kings and Lord of lords. He came to be the LAMB (slain from the foundation of the world), but He’s coming back as the LION of the tribe of Judah. 
How amazing that the Son of God came. He left the glory of Heaven and became like one of us. He came to die. He came to shed His precious blood. He suffered an agonizing death that we might have eternal life and enjoy the glories of Heaven forever. We should never let a day go past without thanking and worshipping Him for His great salvation. Amen and Amen. 
We protect life and love life from conception onwards. 
I think it is important to know who we are as women, don’t you? God calls us a number of different names in His Word. The first name God gives for women is “help meet.” The word “help” is “ezer” in the Hebrew and simply means “to do for someone what he or she cannot do for himself or herself.”
You might like this alternative nursery rhyme to teach your children:
While I am on a role with tables I must post this picture. Once a month, Our daughter, Evangeline and husband, Howard and whatever children are home (they have two married and some traveling on missions), make a special festive meal together. Vange even dresses up the chairs. You don’t have to have an expensive table to make things lovely. As you can see, this is only a fold up table, but look how beautiful it looks. Simple but glorious. Make beautiful memories for your family. Interrupt your daily routine with special and festive times.