This week my 8 year old grand
daughter said, "Grandpa, come here," and she pulled me into the
living room. She then whispered, "What are you going to do for grandma for
Mother's day?" To which I replied, "Nothing"…. She had a shocked
look on her face and I said, "Allyson, she's not my mother, she is your
dads mother. My mother was great grandma Lawson." She thought for a moment
and say, "Yes, but couldn't you fix her breakfast in bed or
something?" I assured her that I would be doing something special for her
grandmother.
Mother's day is not a religious
holiday or a government recognized holiday, but it is one of the most important
days we celebrate. We pause to recognize the one who is the center of most
homes. Yes fathers are important, but mother's many times do most of the
nurturing and spend the most time with the children. You may feel (but I hope
not), like one young man recently who said, “My mother never did anything for
me”. Our response was, “Yes she did,” “She cared enough to carry you for 9
months and give birth to you”. She cared for you, bathed you; fed you, changed
you when you need it and did it because she loves you”. I mean, really, without
your mother you wouldn't be here.
Many women choose abortion in our
world and the life God has given them as a gift is ended. If you are a woman in
that situation, I'm sorry if these words hurt or offend, but none the less I
believe them to be true.
Mother's we who are your children
are sometimes unappreciative, sometimes hurtful, sometimes difficult to deal
with, but underneath it all, we really do love you. Thank you for loving us
back! But mother's the most important thing you can give your children is an
understanding of and love for God and His Word.
In 2 Timothy 1:5 & 3:14 Paul encourages
Timothy by saying, "You, however, continue in the things you
have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them
[that is, your mother Eunice and through her from your grandmother Lois]; and
that from childhood you have known the holy scriptures [because your mother
taught them to you] which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to
salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus."
Thank you mother's and Happy
Mother's Day.
