Ryan's Family

What a lovely Mother's Day this year. For the first time, Ryan really knew what the day was about and made me feel extra special with lots of hugs, kisses and "Happy Mother's Day's". He had so much fun. He was telling everyone "Happy Mother's Day" at church. And, I mean everyone, until he caught on that all the mom's were wearing corsages. Then he said it to only people he saw with flowers. In Sunday school, my little two's and three's made beautiful cards for their moms. We had fun making them.

For the message, Pastor spoke on what three things mother's want and used three Biblical examples. I thought the message was beautiful and felt quite uplifted at the end.

What do mother's really want?

1. To be listened to (ex. Lois and Eunice - Timothy's grandmother and mother) Timothy listened and heeded to their words, and look at the influence he has had on the world.

2. To see redemptive value to what they do (ex. Hannah) She wanted to have a baby so badly that it was her only focus. But why? To have a baby and only give him right back? She wanted more than anything to have a son who could possibly be the Messiah. Although Samuel is not in the royal line, he was one of the greatest prophets and he annointed King David, who is an ancestor of Jesus Christ.

3. To know that the pain leads to promise (ex. Mary the mother of Jesus) The most beloved of all women, chosen to bear the Son of God. She was given the promise that her son would be the Messiah. It was perhaps the only thing that allowed her to survive the pain of watching him be crucified.

As mother's today, we may not have such extreme circumstances, but I believe that we do want these things, especially to be seen in our children. We want to know that they listen and believe what we teach them, that they do have a grand purpose in life and that all the pain we have gone through and will go through at each stage of their lives is worth it. We want the name of Jesus to be honoured and glorified in all we do, and we want that reflected in our children.

Celebrate love and mother's all year long!