Mothers Are . . .

- God’s Idea

- Nurturers

- Feeders

- Influential

- Nation Changers

-  Generation Perpetuators

- Teachers

- Child Trainers

- Watch Dogs

- Joyful

- Fruitful

-  Homemakers

- Memory Makers

- Home Builders

- Prayer Warriors

- Revealers of God’s Heart

- Missionaries

(Chapter titles taken from Power of Motherhood Bible Study manual prepared by Mrs. Nancy Campbell  of Above Rubies.)

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Today, in America and several other countries, it is “Mother’s Day”.  I was blessed to spend the day with my mom. I am thankful for the love she has given me over the years, for the nurture and affection, and most of all for teaching me God’s Word from a very young age. I am thankful for the prayer she “wished” for me from the time she learned I was inside her womb. She simply “wished me Jesus”.  What more could I have asked for?  I honored her with a lovely golden spectrum begonia hanging basket, lunch, and a card today. I thanked her for the sacrifices she made throughout my childhood for my good. A few of the things that always made our time special when I was younger were; Bible story time and prayer time each night, the comforting smell of her canning fresh -from -the -garden tomatoes and tomato juice as well as green beans and more, cooking meals every day for our family, handing her clothes pins to hang our laundry on the line in the summer time, going for walks together, playing with the homemade paper dolls that she made for me, “mothering” my own baby dolls and having her pretend she was “Grandma”.  My mom never went to work and placed me in a day care or pre-school when I was young and I am very thankful. She always wanted to be the one who took care of me.  Mother, I pray your day was restful and honorable. I pray restoration and health for you,  and that one day, in God’s most perfect time, you will get to enjoy the benefits of being a “real” Grandma.

Did you know that we can honor our mothers (and fathers, and all of our families) every day?  It is by living in the perfect will of God…obeying His Word, heeding His call and following His lead. My prayer is that when Mother thinks of me, she is honored simply because I have chosen to do what God has called me to, to strive to obey Him and live the dream He dreamed for me, today and tomorrow . . . whatever that may turn out to be.

I also wanted to take a moment to honor some other special mothers in my life, dear sisters in the Lord who have “given up their rights” to a “career” and a “life of their own” as the world knows it, to simply obey God, and be a keeper at home, a loving and honorable wife to their husband, and a joyful mother of a house full of children that they educate and train in the ways of the Lord.  These dear friends know who they are. May you all be blessed in a special way today!

Sadly, the world and much of the Church take the call of Christian motherhood so lightly. They often look down on mothers of many children.  They have lost sight of God’s own true Word;

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; And the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.  Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate. Psalm 127:3-5

I especially enjoy encouraging mothers of many. I was blessed to be able to help with 3 “showers of blessings” since March. I believe every baby God gives should be celebrated, and I love to help organize and shower moms and families with sweet baby things they may need.

Speaking of babies, I must announce . . .

*A special CONGRATULATIONS to the Moore Family on the birth of their precious new son, Dabney Nehemiah, their 10th reward born in April! He is BEAUTIFUL!

 * A special CONGRATULATIONS to the Childress Family on the birth of their brand new baby daughter, Naomi, their 5th little princess. What a special Mother’s Day present she was!

In closing, I’d like to encourage all you dear young ladies to honor your mothers today. Thank them for all the wonderful things they have done for you and the ways they’ve blessed you. But, I urge you to continue to honor your mothers and fathers every day by living the life God has called you to live as His beautiful woman, priced “above rubies”. Remember that when you obey God, you honor the parents that biologically gave you life. Stay true to the convictions He has breathed within you. As you wait for Him to move you on into the next season of your life, don’t waste a second to be a mother right now! All women have the natural, God-given ability to nurture whether they ever bear a child in the natural! This is how God created us! I’m so blessed and thankful for all the beatutiful opportunities God has given me to nurture and love and “mother” the precious little children of friends and family over the years. Some of the sweetest memories of my life have been made by “mothering” children while moms and dads have gone on weekend get-aways or “dates”. It is because I was fulfilling a call God created me for! Do you have younger siblings? Friends in Christ who may need an occasional nurturer (not “sitter”) to watch over their little darlings for a bit? Don’t hesitate to dive at these opportunities. You’ll be amazed at how naturally it comes to you.
May you rejoice in the femininity that God created you for today, and may you never think you must wait until you have gotten married and have babies of your own before you can be a “mother”.