A Normal Mama, Just Like You And Me.

As a mother, one of the most comforting passages in scripture to me are the simple words of Jesus in John 2~


My hour is not yet come.
In other words~
It’s not time yet, this wasn’t the plan.


The magnitude of this speaks volumes to my mama heart because it shows the heart my Savior had for his own earthly mother.


The God of the universe, the Christ who controls every aspect of time and space and knows every detail of our lives down to the second~
changed the very course of time for his mother.


It wasn’t time for Him to reveal God’s plan to the world. It wasn’t time for Him to reveal Himself as the Messiah. It wasn’t His plan to perform His first miracle that day.
Until that moment, He was simply a guest at a wedding.


With the pleas of a mother, all of that changed in an instant. Not because she was a saint.
Not because she had some power over Him that He could not refuse.
Simply because she was his mama,
a normal mama just like you and me.


A mother. A miracle. A Messiah.


His mother asked for help from the only One she knew could truly help.
She needed a miracle.
He did not hesitate.
His heart for her was displayed in a single moment.
Compassion, empathy, honor, love.


And yes, that speaks volumes to me. Because I know that He knows.
He understands.
He has compassion and empathy and love.
For me.


Whatever I am facing as a mother, He will understand, and He will always be there to perform the miracles this mother needs in her own life.


No matter what stage of motherhood you are in, Jesus will be with you through it all.


~When the pregnancy test comes back positive and suddenly, you are holding a precious newborn in your arms.
~When your once peaceful home becomes crazy and chaotic with toddlers and toys, diapers and bottles, giggles and laughter.
~When you fight back the tears on their first day of kindergarten and their last day of
high school.
~When you smile for every “first” you get to experience, every proud moment, every minute spent together, every confidence shared.
~When you cry as they drive off to college or vow their life to another.
~When suddenly you are staring into the sweetness and wonder of your first grandchild, and it feels like it was just yesterday that you were holding their mama in your arms.


As quickly as it starts, time will fly by even faster. With the best intentions, you might have the perfect plan laid out for your future, but the minute your baby is conceived is the minute everything changes.


You become a mother.


Through every “first” you can rest assured that He will be with you on your journey. Because He knows.


He knows all about mamas and plans and change.


He is with you through the uncertainty, the fear, the joy, the wonder, the stress, the tears, the loneliness, the pride, the amazement and the thankfulness.
You are never alone mama.
Your Savior has a heart for you.


Even as Jesus was tortured and dying, He took care of His mother.
I do not have one shadow of a doubt that He will do the same for me~
because it was for me that He was on that cross.

Whatever you are facing, know that you can face it with Him. Not only the hard stuff,
but the celebrations of motherhood as well.
No one understands like He does.
No one will have compassion and empathy for you as He does.
No one will love you more on this journey of motherhood than He does.


He knows.
He understands.


A mother. A miracle. Our Messiah.