Here’s to the Mothers…

With Mother’s Day approaching, I want to say how grateful I am to my mother, my mother-in-law, my grandmother, my close friends, and all the wonderful ladies in my life who have made a difference in my life.  It may sound cliché, but the difference is for the good, and I am forever grateful.  The influence is something I will always be thankful for.  Even though I may not always agree with the ladies in my life, I know they are there to uplift me and hold my best interest at heart.  God’s gift to me for sure.

I also want to extend a big heartfelt hug to those who are missing their Mom’s or grandmothers, those who are grieving because they didn’t have a loving mother, and those devastated because they lost a baby too soon or have big dreams of one day being a mother and those dreams have yet to come true.  If you are in need of a hug right now, I got you.  Here’s an air hug; a virtual bundle of love for you.  We all need a pick me up sometimes.  

Ben and I lost a baby a few months ago.  It was a miracle we got pregnant and then realizing you aren’t going to have a real-life baby to hold and nurture, stings.  It’s a weird emotional/mental thing that you go through.  If you’re walking the same journey, or you have before, you know the feeling.  

I believe the blessing is found in the midst of the pain though.  Opening up to tell our stories allows for us to learn from others, be nurtured by others, and for growth to occur.  I have no doubt God is still with us.  Even though it hurts, we don’t have a sweet baby still growing inside, I know God is still God.  There is something good that will come of it.  I’m realizing that His plans (as we all know) are far better than mine, and just when I least expect it there will be a miracle in front of me.  It may not be the way I intended, but it will be perfect because it is what God intended all along.

I hope that is encouraging for you today, wherever you are preparing for Mother’s Day.  You may not be a biological mother to someone, but you can still be an influence in someone’s life.  You may be grieving a loss and even then you can be a light in someone’s dark world - in the grocery store, at your workplace, driving down the road even.  I mean come on, we all know those people who may pull out in front of us or drive too slow in the left lane.  We all need Jesus-love every day.

In the waiting, in the hoping, in the meantime – enjoy being.  Enjoy being thankful for your closest relationships.  Enjoy your mother and grandmother if you still can.  Enjoy being an Auntie if you can.  Enjoy mentoring other girls if you can.  My nieces and nephews are some of the biggest blessings in my life and I’m so honored to love on them - we especially love spoiling them but don’t tell their parents!  Be grateful for every day, every moment, and every opportunity you have to love someone.  You will never know just how much it may mean to them, and just how much they may need the love of Jesus in their life.

Happy Mother’s Day to All! :)