The truth is…I stole this blog post from a great blog that I follow. I wrote my own mission statement which I will happily share at the end of this post. I hope you enjoy and do one of your own. My mission statement is the background image on my iPad. I love it!!

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Purposeful Motherhood: Why Moms Need Mission Statements

by Kat Lee on February 21, 2010 · 19 comments

Mission statements are for Fortune 500 companies. They’re for women who close deals, carry briefcases and wear their hair in something other than a ponytail.

I’m a mom. I change diapers, watch Sesame Street and listen to the “Choo choo Song” seven thousand times a day. Why do I need a Mission Statement? Isn’t that a bit over the top? What kind of mom does something like that?

A purposeful one.

I love this quote from G.K. Chesterton:

How can it be a large career to tell other people about the Rule of Three, and a small career to tell one’s own children about the universe? How can it be broad to be the same thing to everyone and narrow to be everything to someone? No, a woman’s function is laborious, but because it is gigantic, not because it is minute.

Leading a company or a country is no greater or more important than leading a child. Motherhood should be approached with just as much vision, passion and purpose.

Passion is something mothers have in abundance, but we are rarely taught to have vision and purpose. Today is a great day for that to change. Are you ready?

Why Moms Should Have A Mission Statement

1. Make Better Decisions.
A Mission Statement gives you a guideline to help you make wise decisions that benefit you and your family. It helps you to differentiate between the seemingly urgent and the truly important. When you need to simplify your life, you know what needs to go and what needs to stay.

2. Get A Bird’s Eye View.
Developing a mission statement is an opportunity to think big about your life. We get caught up in the day to day and lose sight of why we do what we do.

3. An Unwavering Reminder.
Mission Statements don’t have a monthly cycle. They don’t get discouraged. They don’t get overwhelmed. Having a Mission Statement is like having the best version of yourself beside you on your worst days, encouraging you to press on and pointing to the goal.

Homework

You read that right. Homework. Remember, the name of this blog is Inspired to Action. My job is to do the first part. Your job is to do the second part. We’re a team. Go team!

1. Print out the Mission Statement worksheet. Download it here. There is an example of how I have used it and a blank one for you. Put it someplace that you’ll see it often. We’ll discuss it and fill it out this week.

2. Pray. Spend 5 minutes today praying that God would give you vision for current roles in life and inspiring words for your mission statement.

So…Here is my mission statement:

My mission statement

As a Believer:    To love God passionately with my entire life, actions, decisions, relationships and strength.

As a Wife:           To love, honor, serve and admire him.

As a Mom:          To raise balanced children who love God and live for Him alone. To demonstrate this kind of life to my children by communicating unwavering commitment  to Jesus though all my actions and interactions with them and as they watch me with others.

As a Worship Leader: To lavish love onto God without measure or restraint.

As a Business Woman:        To empower the oppressed through businesses. To bring wide sweeping liberty from the current work culture that promotes capitalism above families. To present a work culture that deeply supports and views as its top priority, strong families through strong marriages.