I always knew that she was a strong and intelligent woman. I have had the chance to see just how strong recently.
My Mom was 17 years old when she married my Dad. She became a mother just 18 months later at the ripe old age of 18! She raised 4 children, myself and my three younger sisters. She has always been a homemaker. She never worked outside of the home and never had a driver's license.
Twenty years ago, my Dad retired from his job of 31 years at the Chrysler Corporation. So, for the last 20 years, my parents have been "joined at the hip".
When Dad went Home to Heaven last month, Mom lost a life partner and a best friend. It was a major loss for her. Yet through it all, I have seen her strength.
When Dad was dying in my arms, Mom was standing there praying out loud, thanking God for the years they had together and praising Him for His goodness! I cried and felt very blessed!
She stayed in the room when Dad was taken out to the funeral home. She assisted me with covering him and stood by as they closed his casket for the last time.
Since then, she has experienced some days of serious loneliness and grief. I have seen her silent suffering and heard the pain in her voice when I speak with her on the phone. I know that it will be that way for quite a while, and to some degree, for the rest of her life.
Yet, I see strength and hope in her! It is first and foremost because of her long time relationship with her Savior, Jesus Christ. She has not just talked it, she has walked it! When the crisis came, she was not caught off guard. She leaned on her current relationship with God.
My Mom is not perfect, of course. (Not far from it though!) She is a quiet, unassuming person, almost shy. She is a godly woman and loves her family. I'm thankful for her and want to make the most of the time we have left together on this planet!
Some of you have a Mom much like mine. Others of you hurt because you don't. For you, God places other godly women around you, whether you realize it or not. Just look for them and begin to build a relationship with them. You may be surprised... they may need you as well!
How about it, can you bless your Mom on this site this Mother's Day weekend?!!!
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May, 2008
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