When I first saw the preview for this movie I had plans of taking me and Maddy to the theater to see it. The more I thought about it, the more I worried Maddy may think she is a burden to me, and I in no way wanted her to feel like that. Being a parent is extremely hard and it comes with ups and downs, but children are a precious gift from God. I decided to wait until it came out on DVD. I talked about this movie so much, so when my mom saw Lifeway was taking preorders, she ordered me one. I was SO excited when she told me. Needless to say come September 2 I headed straight to Lifeway.
When I first watched this movie I was preoccupied. The week before it came out Manny appeared as if he were dying and my heart was broken. I asked my mom for prayer for him and she in turn spread the word to my family, who in turn spread the word to their church. I had no idea the amount of people that were praying for him. I didn't find out until that Saturday and that was the first day he started coming back around. Prayer works!!! Anyways, so I kept checking on Manny and trying to clean up a little while watching the movie. I missed the message of the movie. I laughed two times. At the end of the movie I felt disappointed. The movie I was dying to see since May was nothing like I thought it would be. I decided to watch it again when I wasn't so distracted, and I fell in love with it. The beginning is a little slow and you need to make sure you can see your tv enough to read to be able to understand what is happening some. I won't spoil this movie in case you have not seen it, but one of my favorite lines from the movie is where the mom says, "I've made it this far, I'm going to see this through!" That was probably not verbatim the line, but you get the point. The message towards the end is really good and you can just plan on crying.
You may feel like you are not enough, but you are. Jesus loves you for you and that's all that matters. As moms we are our own worst enemies. We think we are failures and that what we do is not good enough, but that simply isn't true. I know for me I have placed Maddy in the Lord's hands and ask that He guide me as her mom. I know as long as I am letting God guide me, I am doing just fine as her mom. She is happy, healthy, and has the sweetest heart any child could ever have. She has a home, clothes, and food to eat. The most important thing is teaching her about Jesus. I am not perfect but I don't have to be. Jesus loves me and as long as I choose to follow Him everything will be ok.
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