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Dear Mom, I was visiting with a close friend one day and poured my heart out to her. Day-to-day mothering was getting the best of me. “I just won’t make it” I cried, “everything is going wrong”. She replied, “you will make it. Do you see mothers dropping dead everywhere?” Startled at her abrupt answer, […]
Dear Mom, Mother’s Day has just passed; I trust your children made you feel loved. I’ve been thinking of Mary, Jesus’ Mom. Imagine being chosen as a teenager to participate in such a remarkable story. We too are “chosen mothers” and have specific assignments to fulfil. Your children need YOU! Your personality, your gifts – […]
Dear Mom, It was God’s idea that you should be born a little girl and grow into a beautiful woman. He saw your tiny body while still in your mother’s womb; He knit you all together and concluded “she is good”! Dear sweet Mom, God gave you life. Regardless of how you were conceived or […]
Dear Mom, You know how busy mornings go – on one such morning, a Dad woke up his little daughter for day care. “Sweetheart”, he said, “we’re running late this morning, we’ll have to eat breakfast on the fly”. She heard, “this morning we have to eat flies for breakfast”. “Daddy” she exclaimed, “but I […]
Dear Mom, Have you ever felt like you cannot carry on? I’m sure you have. I recall one Sunday morning, sitting in a pew at church – totally exhausted. Life seemed overwhelming. Amid my tears I prayed, “Lord, please speak to me today – show me how to carry on”. After a few hymns, the […]