Mother's Day

Now that I am a mom, Mother's Day takes on a completely new meaning. Not only because I have a little boy calling me Mommy, but because I understand fully the love my mom has for me. Those special things a mom thinks to herself about her children, I now know about because I think those things of Jairus all the time. The things he does that melts my heart, and turns it into goo. Now, I can look back on my childhood and see the quiet sacrifices my mom made for me without thinking twice. And how because a mom is always putting her needs to the side- I know what my mom gave up for me. I appreciate knowing now about her sleepless nights with a new born, her worry, her joy. Wow, I finally get it. Looking back, I remember my mom saying things like, "One day, Nita you will understand," and thinking then that I did; but only now do I fully grasp what she was telling me. I thank God for giving me my mom. She is a special woman, and I love her.
I am so privileged that God has blessed me with the gift of motherhood. Being a parent has taught me so much of His love. I now understand why it is so important to be slow to anger, and quick to forgive. And Why through the love of being a parent we must discipline and disciple our children. He has shown me why as a parent, we are given the divine ability to see the things our little ones can not. God speaks to me through the things Jairus does so often, I think I am closer to Him through the gift of motherhood.