Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mamas Day! Flowers! Confetti! Crowds cheering! Ma-ma! Ma-ma! You’re so awesome!
Mother’s Day is coming up! For me and some South Americans it’s May 10th, for most North Americans it’s on Sunday.
Regardless of when and how you celebrate it, here’s the deal, you either “is” one, or you have one, or both! ?
If you “is” one:
Motherhood, as a friend said, is the toughest job you’ll ever love. And boy! Was she right! Seek God’s design for this role and engage with it. I am amazed at the simplicity of His design and all the help He provides so we can fulfill our role well!
This tough job has moments of dark and disconcerting valleys and moments of sheer elation. Mama, the Holy Spirit is with you alllllll the way and will gently lead you and wisely guide you. He’ll point you to answers in Scripture. He’ll send people who are wise and willing to come along side you in the journey. He’ll put great resources across your path. Trust Him. Receive from Him.
Don’t take the valleys or zeniths very seriously! They don’t mark whether you’re being successful or not.
When your kids respond to your training and teaching from their own heart with some measure of consistency, then you know you’re on track.
Take the time to enjoy your kids and the fruit of your labor.
Now to those that “isn’t one”… you have one!
Who’s yo’ mama?
Most of us have a mama. Someone who brought us into this world and threatened once or twice to take us out of it. Ahem! Someone who sacrificed and did the best she could with where she was at the time. Let’s take the time to appreciate her and tell her what she means to us. Let’s honor her!
If for some reason you don’t have a mama, know that God fills that void in you with Himself and provides mother figures in your life. He loves you!
Psalms 68:6 says that he sets the solitary into families. Pray for a family you can belong to!
There are grandmothers who stand in for mothers. There are adopted mothers, step mothers and spiritual mothers. All of them have a role in our life. Think of all their influence! Now let’s drop them a line and tell them!
[reminder]Who’s yo’ mama and what will you say to honor her?[/reminder]