One of the roles God wants mothers to play in their children’s lives is to be a conductor of joy, happiness, and celebration. This doesn’t mean we won’t have difficulties or times of depression. But we do have choices we can make as mothers that will determine the environment in our homes.

When we choose to practice praise, joy, and love — when we cultivate celebration even as God did — we then find that we experience the love of God to a greater degree in our own lives. He is there, walking in the garden of our own lives, looking for us to see Him and to respond and walk with Him in His providing love.

But in order to see Him, we must turn our eyes and hearts to Him, and seek to listen to Him in our souls. When we do, we validate for our children and ourselves the reality of His joy.

So today, look for joy. Seek out beauty. Model to your children what it means to live in celebration of God’s marvelous life. Look for the miracles that go unnoticed each day. Rest in the pleasure of your Lord’s companionship and revel in His creation. The end result will be that you bring celebration to the very heart of your own loving Father.

From my book, Your Mom Walk With God.