This Mother’s Day, I want to offer encouragement to mothers who are busy raising young children by sharing this inspiring experience shared by my daughter-in-law, Karen. When I had Jared, I struggled a lot with the adjustment to being a mother, despite having looked forward to it my whole life. I suddenly went from being successful in many areas, such as school, piano and work, to feeling like I was spending most of my time in menial labor and not very good at it at all. I wanted to be a good mother, but I became very frustrated when it felt like even my very best efforts were not even remotely good enough. I went through some of the same feelings again after I had Camryn: I struggled with my self-esteem. As soon as I did anything it was almost instantly undone—the diaper needed to be changed again, the baby needed to be fed again, and the house had to be cleaned again. I was so busy taking care of my kids that my capacity to do good and serve others was very limited. One morning...