HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all of you mamas out there! My prayer for every woman who reads this post, whether you are a mother or not, is that you will be blessed today. Let's face it, Mother's Day isn't a wonderful day for everyone. For some of you, it's just plain hard.
Maybe you're one of the lucky ones whose husband and children will be serving you breakfast in bed and showering you with flowers and construction paper cards with crayoned love messages. The kitchen may be a mess when they get done and your toast may be a bit burned, but enjoy their perfectly imperfect efforts to make you feel loved. Be blessed young mama, right there in the middle of your messy, busy life.
Maybe your nest is empty now. You fondly remember those Mother's Day breakfasts in bed and the resulting crumb filled sheets. Sometimes you miss those days when you knew that your children needed you. You miss the instant gratification of their appreciation shown in little arms flung around your neck and dandelion bouquets delivered lovingly by grubby little hands. Sure, there are some wonderful benefits to having your children grown and out of the house. Your years of exhausting, hands on, twenty four hours a day parenting are over. You should be rejoicing in your freedom, and most days you do. But other days, you miss having your little ones gathered round your dinner table. God bless you, this Mother's Day. May your grown children rise up and call you blessed, but even if they don't, may you know the blessing and favor and overwhelming love of God.
Maybe you've never been married. You've had your heart broken, or you've just never met the right guy. Perhaps you are married, but you are broken hearted due to your empty arms. You've suffered the heartache of infertility, miscarriage or child loss. It's heartbreaking to face these holidays that just remind you of what you don't have, of what you wonder if you'll ever have. May God bless and comfort you today. May you have the reassurance that your times are in God's hands, that He hears your every sigh and knows your every longing, that your good, good Father knows your every need and desire. May you be blessed and comforted today and held in God's loving arms.
Perhaps you have teens that may or may not even remember that it's Mother's Day. They seem more annoyed with you than appreciative of you. Maybe you have a prodigal son or daughter that keeps you up nights worrying and praying. I don't know if you will be rejoicing this Mother's Day or if your heart is breaking. But, I do know that there is a God Who loves you, Who sees exactly where you are and what your circumstances are, and Who hears your every prayer. I pray that His blessing will be yours in a very real and tangible ways on this Mother's Day.
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Although my day will not be hard (today), I am grateful that you remember those whose day may be hard as there are several I was thinking of this morning. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteYes, with two daughters who struggled with infertility and one daughter who didn't marry until she was thirty two, I have seen personally how hard Mother's Day can be for some.
DeleteWhat a wonderful Mother's Day reminder that we have a Father that loves us always. My mom was both my mother and my father and I often celebrate her on Father's Day as well as Mother's Day even though she's gone. I'm glad that in my younger years, I did manage to write her a card on Father's Day commemorating the void she filled as the role of a Father the best she could. She gave enough love to fill both those shoes. Blessings for a very nice Mother's Day.
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It sounds like you and I had similar circumstances in our childhood. I am so thankful for my mama!
DeleteThank you for your encouragement to this Empty Nest mom and the reminder that my Heavenly Father loves me with a perfect and everlasting love.
ReplyDeleteI'm an empty nester, too!
DeleteBeautiful, beautiful words. Thank you Elizabeth. I pray your Mother's Day was blessed.
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