Happy Mother’s Day!

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
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I’ve been a mother for 34 of the 35 years I’ve been married~
but I remember...

I couldn’t wait for him to come through the door.
We had only been dating a month, but my heart knew it was love. Every time he walked in, my world felt like sunshine and happiness.
It felt like forever.
And then...

I couldn’t wait for him to come through the door.
The baby had been crying all day. Potty training and terrible two’s, piled on top of the sleepless nights of a newborn. I felt depleted and alone and just wanted help. A break. When he walked in, I just wanted to check out. My respite from a long day that seemed to feel like forever.

Little kids fighting grew into teenagers back talking. In those blurred moments there were times I lost sight of the beauty of motherhood and what a precious gift it was. Sometimes I lost sight of my first forever love, and took it out on him.

When did it stop?
With each phase of mothering, a little piece of that “first forever feeling” got taken away. When did his presence become what I wanted FROM him instead of the love I had FOR him?
But then...

I couldn’t wait for him to come through the door. The house had been so quiet lately. I had so much to tell him. As I sat and waited, all my first “forever” feelings came flooding back. I could picture him walking through the door those first few months of dating. My heart smiled as I remembered. Crying babies and terrible two’s seemed so long ago. What I thought felt like forever went by in the blink of an eye. The good far outweighed the bad. I saw that now, and I was so thankful for every minute of it.

I was so thankful for every minute that lay ahead. My forever future with the daddy of my children.

Mama, one of the best things you can give your children is to show them how much you love their daddy.
It will change the way you mother.
It will change your children.
It will change your marriage.
It will change your forever.

Sometimes I think moms turn mothering into martyrdom. Being a mom is a gift from God. There will be times we are depleted, times we feel alone and needy. There will be times we want to be appreciated, but don’t allow yourself to become the martyr. That’s not what being a mom is at all.

Being a mom is a beautiful result and celebration of the love you share with your husband. A glorious picture of the love Christ has for us. A selfless love. A love that brings true joy.

Mother’s Day is our celebration of that love.

Our children are paying attention. Their behavior is learned by watching our relationships. Let’s make sure we aren’t teaching them to go to God only for what we want FROM Him and not because of the love we have FOR Him. Don’t ever use the sacredness of motherhood as an excuse to become a martyr.

Put the pieces of your “forever first love” back together. It’s never too late. You hold the gift of showing your children how precious being a mother is and why we celebrate it~not just on Mothers Day, but every day~

from now until forever.


“Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now?”
‭‭Haggai‬ ‭2:3‬ ‭
“Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭2:4‬ ‭