Diamonds

Diamonds are beautiful and valuable gemstones.   Formed under very high temperatures and great pressure, they are extremely strong and durable.  When changed from a rough stone into a finished diamond, the result is a multifaceted, sparkling gem of beauty and strength.

Being a mother is like the process of becoming a diamond.  Our trials and difficulties make us strong.  The many roles we fulfill make us multifaceted.  Experience polishes us and completes us.

It's hard to look at challenges and difficulties as positive events in our lives yet without them, we cannot develop our full potential.  We need to be tested under pressure to become strong, just like the diamond.  Otherwise, we'll just be a rough stone.  I'd rather be a sparkly diamond.  :)