Footprints

I watch my two year old daughter stomp in the snow in the driveway.

She walks up and down, staring at her boots.

"Look Mommy, I make footprints!" Delighted, she turns in circles and makes tracks all over the driveway. Wherever she has walked, she has left an imprint. She leaves a long trail but it is impossible to follow.

It leaves me wondering, where am I walking? What kind of footprints am I leaving in my life? Should someone follow in my steps? The journey in motherhood is seldom straight, with the path seeming to lead back, forth, and sometimes in circles.

Please God direct my paths. Make me a mother worth following. Make the way clear, and may I follow your footprints.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6