Skip to main content

To Women who love children of all ages, Happy Mother's Day to you!



To the woman who desperately wanted to have children, but God said, “No”...
          I cannot comfort you or ease the empty ache of your soul, but my Lord can.

To the teachers who have no children of their own, but pour tirelessly into the lives of other children…
          Is “thank you” ever enough to say? You touch and influence far more than you know.

For the nurses working in the hospitals taking care of the sick and dying children…
          What compassion, grace and mercy God has given you to gift these little ones with some peace.

To the childless woman who takes on the role of aunt or guardian with fervor, love and endless delight…
          Your love is immeasurable and your time is spent in ways that can never be repaid.

For the social worker who sees the very worst situations in which our children live…
          Your strength to continuing trying to right the wrongs is not unnoticed.

To the therapists who work with the physically and mentally disabled and bring a little more joy to each child…
          Your rewards are few, but are reaped each time you see one of those children move forward, having learned much from you.

To the mother whose children are wayward…
          God knows, he sees, he understands, he loves and has compassion—for you and your children.

For the women who are stepmoms…
          Your job can be wrought with difficulty, but the rewards can be great. Persevere! You may have great influence on a child.               Know that God’s love will always work through you.

To the woman who wanted a large family, but God gifted you with one child…
          You are blessed! You are loved! Your role as a mom is equally as important as those moms who have more than one. You               are not less anything. You are simply blessed by the Lord.

To the women who have fostered children…
          What beauty you have been able to show a child, if only for a little while.

To the moms who have adopted children…
           Words are not enough to express the love the Lord has laid on your hearts to make these children your family!

For the moms who have lost a child in death…
          Blessed are you who have been able to love so generously.

For the women who lost a child through miscarriage…
          This is not the end and one day you will be reunited with your little one again.

For those suffering silently from the pain of abortion…
          God forgives. God doesn't


 hold grudges. God knows. He still loves you.

For the moms who also get to add “grandma” to their resume…
          What a reward to get to experience! Enjoy! Laugh a lot and smile, knowing that you too are passing along the gift of God’s               love to those precious grandchildren.

And lastly, for the rest….you know who you are…
          You are mom. You give and give some more. You love and love some more. You teach and teach some more. You forgive               and forgive some more. You know you wouldn't trade the job in for any other, even on the bad days. It’s not just something               you do. It is you, no matter where you are in life or how young or old your children are. You have been blessed. Give thanks.           Be grateful. Spread your joy to others!

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you on this list. Keep doing what you are doing!  You are spreading out God's cloak of love, protection and peace.


..."How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, ..."  Luke 13:34 (NASB)








Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

And yet...

I tend to avoid political rhetoric on any social media forum, but I am compelled to write a few brief thoughts and I hope you will really listen. As a life-long American, I grew up saluting the American flag, singing the National Anthem with pride and held dear in my heart all things patriotic and noble. I was taught to respect the office of President, regardless of who held the office. I was taught that voting was not only my civic duty, but that giving up my right to vote was paramount to spitting on the graves of the soldiers who had died to preserve my right to vote, my right to speak freely, and my right to worship as I chose. Honestly, not much of that has changed in my heart, but like many of you, my heart is wearied this season. Hopelessness? Yes. Fear? Yes. Anxiety over the future of our country? Yes. Honestly, regardless of which side of the political fence you fall on, these thoughts seem to be a common theme. Fear is the biggest one I see storming most of the ...
2 comments
Read more

Throwing a Tantrum

You might be assuming by the title of this blog that I will be talking about 2 and 3 years old kids, but I'm not.  I'm talking about me.  Yep. You got that right.  Me.  I threw a pretty good tantrum a couple of weeks ago.  I was trying to pack up to leave for a weekend away and had gone to the laundry room to throw in a quick load of clothes I needed for the trip.  When I opened the washer, it was full of clothes.  I opened the dryer, which was also full of clothes. I then looked at the laundry basket and someone had taken MY clothes out of the dryer and thrown them in the laundry basket without me knowing it.  The clothes had not only been sitting there wadded up in the basket, but our lovely cat had decided that a basket full of clean clothes was the perfect place to nap.  While this is not the first time for this kind of incident in our home, I decided that day that it was to be the last time it would ever happen.  I started yelling...
Post a Comment
Read more

Unexpected blessings

I was inspired! All of the kids and their dates were going to be home Sunday. It's been a long summer and we haven't had too many family dinners where everyone was in attendance, so I decided to go all out. I set about on Saturday to prepare the meal for Sunday. I cooked up potatoes for my potato casserole, made dessert, set the table and made it pretty. I did all of the work I could so that Sunday's meal would come together quickly when we got home from church. I made sure the table was properly set and looked nice, as well getting the house presentable for company. We all sat down to enjoy that lovely meal and the conversation and laughter that is a common theme for our family dinners. It was nice. It was homey. It was comfortable. But then.... As soon as dessert was over, off everyone went in their own direction. The younger boys headed out to the kitchen to get the dishes done and clean it up, my husband headed off to work with a ministry he is involved in, m...
Post a Comment
Read more