Women are Life Givers

I am a believer in true feminism. That we, as women, have been formed and created to be something so beautiful and the depth of who we are is so vast that it is beyond comprehension. If we truly grasped all that we were created to be as women, and all that our Creator intended for us, it would be staggering. We have something to offer this broken world. We, as women, have so very much to give. When the world tries to restrain us in being less that what we are created to be, we often sense the shortcoming of our deepest desires. We spend our lives desperately trying to repair what has been broken, and find what we lost. But too often we fall short. Instead of seeking out our deepest desires, we stifle them, substitute them, and we become far less than the intention of our creation. Others may place their desires on us and we accept the lie that this is how it should be. "Women should be put in their place". I have heard this comment too many times. I have heard it from a conservative and liberal point of view. I have seen this lie brought forth in becoming less than what we are created to be, or in believing the lie that taking the life of our unborn will give us our freedom.
We, as women, are life givers. Whether in the physical act of bringing a child into the world, or creating beauty and life in our daily creativity (and that can include many areas),we are called to extend beyond ourselves and give life and blessing to another. Should we choose to hold this back, we will lose our soul.
Twenty-nine weeks ago, I was faced with this choice. To find out I was expecting my third child at thirty five, just when I had life all set and settled, was an overwhelming prospect for me. The thought of "feeding another mouth" and raising three children seemed like such an overwhelming and daunting task. But God Himself has chosen me for this specific task, this noble purpose, and I am called and privileged to be a life giver, to bring forth beauty into this world for a third time. Sure, I had the choice to put my wishes first, and no longer "inconvenience" myself. And truly, pregnancy at 35 is physically not easy for me. Everything in my schedule and world, will change once again. These are facts. Facts and fears I face every day. But beneath these fears is a desire to be a life giver. To extend my heart and beauty in the world, and to impact my world for generations. I am called to give life and love to three princesses, who will one day impact their world.
Every time we choose to give life, there will be someone placed on this earth who can give love, have a voice, hold another's hand, smell the roses, sing a song, paint a picture, run through the grass, and bring a smile to another. They, in turn, will give life to another through their own unique beauty. And who am I to take a life that will impact generations to come? I count it my greatest joy to feel my baby daughter move inside me, to see my middle girl play with her princess castles, to see my oldest tell me that "God is her hero". This is beauty beyond my wildest dreams, and breathtaking joy beyond compare. It is a glimpse of life the way it was always intended to be.
We, as women, are so much more than what we have ever hoped or imagined. Our biggest mistake as women, and as creation, is not that we desire too much and should control our desires, it is that we desire too little, and settle for far less than our created glory.