Moms…
There are two very important women in my life and I’m so grateful to God for both of them. One is my own Mom. She did all the things that a mom should do and did it for me and my brother, she fed us when we were hungry, comforted us when we were sick and taught us so much of what is needed to know for this life. Mom also did for me what I will always be grateful for: at age 17 I became a Christian because Mom witnessed to me and told me that Jesus was the answer for everything. She was right, of course.
The other woman is my wife Robin. She is an amazing mom also, doing for our 6 kids what moms do, caring for them in every way. I’m forever grateful that she has and is “there” for our boys and girls, ordering our house, teaching them what they need to know in life and pointing them to Jesus.
I’m doubly blessed to have two wonderful women who have been such great human influences on my life and the lives of my children. Mom, Robin, happy Mother’s Day. Thank you Lord, you gave me just the right ones… PB
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
RSS
May 16th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Bruce,
In church on Mother’s Day, you prayed against torment for those for whom the subject of motherhood was a source of torment. You mentioned a few scenarios: those who wished to be mothers but weren’t; mothers who had had children die, etc.
I felt that the Lord was also reaching out with healing for those of us who, like myself, are tormented by a painful relationship with our own mothers. Those whose mothers didn’t, or don’t, do all the things we always hear extolled on Mother’s Day and frequently at other times. Things like this are very painful for those of us with rejective mothers. After the service, another person told me she had sensed the same thing. God was really moving in that service, in more ways than we knew!