Today is Mother's Day and I feel that if Facebook has done anything at all for us, it has helped us honor our mothers and others in our lives. I love looking through the posts at the pictures and reading what different friends have said about their mothers. It is very sobering to me and causes me to feel really weepy. The Lord took my mother home in 1995. She was almost entirely blind from glaucoma and macular degeneration. Also, she was just not in good health. Thankfully, she did not suffer from the pain of cancer or some other dreaded disease, yet her last years were very hard. Even so, she remained cheerful and tried to keep her eyes on the Lord to the end. One of the hardest crosses to bear was having to go to a Catholic nursing home. She had been brought up as a dyed-in-the-wool Southern Baptist. She even insisted that Baptist are not Protestants but existed before the Catholic church started. So you can see where this nursing home placement was a rub to her. Even so, the rest of us were happy with the placement as far as nursing homes go. Plus, she didn't whine about it, but just occasionally mentioned it. I called my mother every day once. we lived close enough for it not be a long distance call. Even when she was in St. Ann's, she had a phone and we talked. I guess that phone habit was one of my biggest griefs once she was gone. I cannot tell you how many times I went home from school and would go to the phone to call her.
Today our pastor spoke about four types of mothers recorded in the Bible. Courageous Mother-Moses' mom, Jochebed. because she hid Moses to keep him from death. Kind Mother- Naomi because she was kind to her daughter-in-laws. Prayerful Mother-Hannah because she prayed earnestly for a son. Purposeful Mother, Eunice, and Grandmother, Lois, because they purposefully and faithfully lived a life that led Timothy to the Lord. I can't verify the courageous part, but my mother was absolutely a mother of kindness, prayer, and faithfulness! She loved the Lord and taught me to love the Lord too!
Try as I might, I cannot explain it, but my mother never felt comfortable smiling for the camera. Nevertheless, in true life she smiled often and she was the dearest thing ever to me. I was a big surprise to her as a very late in life child but both my parents cherished and welcomed me. I thank the Lord for being born into a simple, but Godly home. Mother Dear, your love will always remain in my heart!
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