Monday, May 14, 2012
Once a Mother, Always a Mother
Yesterday (May 13) was Mother's Day. It was also my very first Mother's Day. I anticipated it would be a difficult 24 hours because I'd just be reminded that I'm a mother without her child.
The truth was, however, that by God's grace and the knowledge I have of His love for me, it turned out to be a great day. I had my moments and shed some tears, but God gave me reason to be grateful.
I'm thankful for the people who greeted me and didn't forget that I was still a mom regardless of my situation. I'm thankful for my mom friends who let me play with their babies to my heart's content so that I, too, could experience the joy growing babies could bring. I'm thankful for a wonderful husband who woke me up with a "Happy Mother's Day" greeting and reminded me of the hope in happier days like these. And most of all, I'm thankful that God gave me Brooke, and that because of her, I became a mother forever.
Belated happy Mother's day to all moms reading this! I pray you all had reason to celebrate the gift of motherhood no matter what season you are in. Motherhood is indeed one of God's greatest gifts to us women.
Labels: Brooke, faith, family
posted by mari_elle at
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