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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Mother's day illustrations

WHY MOTHERS ARE AWESOME

It's a shame that many people only take time to appreciate their mothers one
day a year. A mother is the most awesome part of creation God ever
developed. Mothers take more abuse and give more love than anything in all
of creation besides God.

Admittedly I understand men better than I understand women; after all I have
that perspective on life. Women however amaze me in their capacity to love
and endure the endless things in life that would drive me crazy.

How mothers deal with life shows her inner fortitude, strength and ability
to adapt. They just do some things better than men! For example: "A woman
had quit work to stay home and take care of her new baby daughter. Countless
hours of peekaboo and other games slowly took their toll.

One evening she smacked her bare toes on the corner of a dresser and,
grabbing her foot, sank to the floor. Her husband rushed to her side and
asked where it hurt. She looked at her husband through her tear-filled eyes
and managed to moan, 'It's the piggy that ate the roast beef.'"

Another harried mother had three very active boys. One summer evening she
was playing cops and robbers in the back yard after dinner. One of the boys
"shot" his mother and yelled, "Bang! You're dead." She slumped to the
ground. When she didn't get up right away, a neighbor ran over to see if she
had been hurt in the fall.

When the neighbor bent over, the overworked mother opened one eye and said,
"Shhh. Don't give me away, it's the only chance I've had to rest all day."

You probably have heard the saying, "Growing old is not for sissies." I
would add that "Being a mom is not for sissies!"

Godly Mother's, also have the ability to show remarkable love for us as
children, in their willingness to sacrifice for us. I read of a mother in
the early days of our county who received three apples as a gift. It was a
rare treat for her in the harsh land in which she lived. She sat her two
sons down and carefully cut up two of the apples, one for each of them and
put the third on a shelf to have for herself later. The boys devoured their
apples and sat staring at the last one on the shelf. The mother of course
noticed, took the apple down and divided it between her sons. Later the boys
were talking and one asked, "Why do you think mother gave us that apple?" To
which the other boy replied, "I don't know, I guess she just doesn't like
apples." We know the truth though don't we! It was that she loved her boys
more than she loved apples.

In Isaiah 49:15 God compares his love for his people to the love of a
mother. Notice what he inspired Samuel to write. "Never! Can a mother forget
her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But
even if that were possible, I would not forget you!"

If God compares his love to the love of a mother, we begin to get a glimmer
of understanding as to just how awesome she really is!

Russ Lawson

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