THE GIFT OF BEING A MOTHER

     I was blessed earlier this week with a visit from my mother. While she was over, she took time to read a book to my daughter. As I sat there beside them, listening and watching the way my mom read the book, I was transported to my own childhood. I can vividly remember my mom reading to me as a child and I appreciate it even to this day. She read with emotion, changing her voice for each character with full expression. She pointed out words that my daughter could easily learn to read on her own and as she repeated them, I smiled from the inside out. My mother always made reading exciting. In my memories, I can still hear my favorite stories in her voice. I too have read to my children in that very same way and they all love to read and to learn. It's a great blessing to watch them as they are growing each day and it's wonderful to pour into them the great things that my parents poured into me.

Ephesians 4:1-3 NIV says,

¹ As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. ² Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. ³ Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Live a life worthy of your calling. This word was shared with me years ago and it certainly impacts my daily living - being called to be Christ's very own.  I also feel that I am called to be a mother. Better yet, I know. I can look at the work of God in my life and know that He is guiding me down this path day by day, step by step. It is definitely a calling in which you must be humble, gentle, patient and bear with one another in love. With the Holy Spirit leading you, your days can be filled with unity and peace, even in the midst of chaos.

So today on this Mother's Day, I'm thankful to God for the gift of being a mother. It is a calling that I humbly accept and hope that HE is pleased with my living. I'm thankful that JESUS, my LORD and SAVIOR, walks with me and guides me and even forgives me when I mess up. I'm also thankful to God for my own mother, because HE blessed my life with her.  Many women have poured into my life but HE chose her to be the first.

Thanks Mom!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL!