Jasmine's Place Issue No. 8 - November/December 2013 | Page 37

Like they say "practice makes perfect". An aside note to us as parents, once you discover your children's gift or what they are good at, lock into it and encourage them to start working on it immediately. That way by the time they are older they would have master it and excel in it. Now back to you mums, what do you enjoy doing? What are you passionate about? Ask God to show you if you can't see it. Ask your family and friends to tell you what you are good at. Once you have figured it out, start developing that gift. Don’t let being a mum stop you from polishing your gift. Stop putting yourself last. Yes, that’s easier said than done, but one day your children would leave home and what would you have left? It is high time you went back to the drawing board to learn, research, develop and reinvent your gift(s). No more excuses. Aloted Omoba (pseudonym) lives in Essex with her husband and two children. She is passionate about God and women. She is the founder of Super Working Mum where she helps Christian working mums achieve a better-managed and fulfilled life both at work and at home. She has recently launched a membership site called Faith, Family & Financial Freedom Inner Circle for Christian working mums where they can network, develop & improve themselves. For more information go to www.superworkingmum.com SL ReF U O Y Fear may want to stop you from realising your dream but remember God has not given you the spirit of fear but of Power and Love and Sound Mind. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. ~ James 1:17 (NIV) Dear Mum, it is time to step out of your comfort zone and reinvent yourself. JASMINE'S PLACE 37