Article on motherhood as a calling

I wanted to post a link to a wonderful article on motherhood. ...click here for article... . Here is a great quote from that article: 

Christian mothers carry their children in hostile territory. When you are in public with them, you are standing with, and defending, the objects of cultural dislike. You are publicly testifying that you value what God values, and that you refuse to value what the world values. You stand with the defenseless and in front of the needy. You represent everything that our culture hates, because you represent laying down your life for another—and laying down your life for another represents the gospel.

If this quote intrigues you at all, check out the article. It's interesting to think about if and how our beliefs and values about mothering have been influenced by a worldly value system. I'm sure they have influenced me, to some degree, but I pray for God's wisdom and value system to be the primary influence on what I think about motherhood. I feel that there is definitely grace for us, as mothers, to more fully embrace motherhood when we repent of worldly value systems that we believe. It's true that, as people who DO value motherhood, we definitely carry our children into hostile territory. You don't even have to have many kids to feel the violent opposition to these innocent ones.