A Mother’s Reflection
I’ve been trying to find the right words to say on this mother’s day. So many thoughts are rushing through my head. A part of me rejoices in the love of my beautiful boy. Tonight he learned a new word. He said “What does gorgeous mean?”
I replied, “Beautiful.”
That satisfied him, and off he went to play.
A little while later he comes back and says,
“Mom, your beautiful.”
I give him a hug and say “Thank you.”
He says, “That means your gorgeous.”
Doesn’t that just make a mother’s heart sing!
I think of my own dear mother who is now aging. She experiences pain everyday. I long to be nearer to her to help her in these later years of her life. She who gave me life, she who taught me truth, she who loves without measure is my dearest friend and my greatest encourager. I love her dearly.
Another part of me reflects upon the mother who brought my child into the world. I think of her with mellowness. I think of her with pure gratitude that she chose to give him life. I think of her with pure heart knowing that it was pure love for him that led her to seek a better path for his life. I think of her with humility as I realize that she let go of him into my arms. Another part of me thinks back 12 years to the 10 special little ones that God placed with me for just a very brief time. My foster children. I pray for them each, think of them with love and hope beyond comprehension that He will one day lead each of them into His fold.
I think of my dear friend who is now experiencing motherhood for the 1st time in the form of foster parenting, knowing that tomorrow, on mother’s day, she will relinquish that precious child back into the arms of her birth family. She will let go when her heart wants to hold on. I grieve for her and pray for her and remember my own little ones who were not my own even though I longed for them to be.
I think with joy of my beautiful Little Man and sing praises to God that in His own time and His own way He blessed me with this honor of being his mom.
Happy Mother’s Day. May God Bless You.
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