What Mother's Day Means To Me
 

May 10, 2007, a thread was started entitled "What Mother's Day Means
To Me". Went back in the archives and copied my post about "Momma".

Sis Falla39,

Tell me about one of your favorite Mother's Day and what you'll be doing this weekend.

chosen


Bro. Chosenbyone,

I had already been reflecting on what I would say about what Mother's

Day means to me. How do you even began to express in words what

Mother's Day means, but I have asked JESUS to help me with it!! How

do you express the love of a mother who was willing to go the distance

to bring not only me, but ten other siblings into this world. She went

through the pain and travail of giving birth eleven times within twenty

years. She loved her husband, her children, her grandchildren and they

all knew and felt her love for each of them. Being the oldest daughter

I remember the days of her carrying her "burdens" to term. Very patient

and gentle, never once did I ever hear her complain about carrying her

babies. She nurtured and carried them with patience. She never worked

a day of her married life on a public job. Her husband knew that his part

in the family was to provide for them. She was to care and nurture them

and make sure they were safe in their home. It was not an easy job for

either of them. But guess what!! Those burdens they bore with patience,

when matured, became their blessings in their later years. They were be-

loved and valued until their going home.

Mother's Day 1998 found her eleven children in a waiting room in a hospital

in a Dallas suburb. She had turned suddenly two days before and lost her

balance and fell, breaking her femur. On Mother's Day, the orthapedic

surgeon installed a stainless steel rod in her leg. Mom had never been in a

hospital except to visit someone else. She had her children at home, with a

mid-wife, trusting in her God. He never let her down. She never lived to see

the death of one of her children. We eleven gather together, with our families

each Memorial Day to honor our parents. We started doing this after Mom

went Home! Mom lived until just after Mother's Day 1999. A younger brother

went with a group to Israel eleven days before her Homegoing. The doctors

and nurses could not believe she lived that eleven days until John got home

from Israel. He came to her bedside, kissed her and told her he loved her.

We didn't hear her say a word for several days prior, but after John got home

and we all sung in her hospital room that night, less than an hour after we

all left, except for two brothers and their wives and a granddaughter, who

were staying the night, she slipped away. Momma knew when all the children

were in!! Then she could rest!! She and Dad could not rest when we children

were out at night. They spent the time in prayer for us. It paid off!

She used to pray that I on Jesus would rely, and always walk the shining
gospel way. So trusting still His love I seek that home above, Where I
shall meet my Mother some glad day.

If I could hear my Mother pray again. If I could hear her tender voice as
then. So glad I would be, would mean so much to me. If I could hear my
Mother pray again.

Her work on earth is done, the life-crown has been won. And she will
be at rest with Him above. And some glad morning she, I know will welcome
me, To that eternal home of peace and love.

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Mom, If in heaven's grandstands you see me today, I want you to know

that I have risen up and called you blessed!

Your eldest daughter, Nancy


Falla39

Note: John, the sibling mentioned in this post, joined our parents in Heaven's grandstands
in Sept. 07, the first of the eleven to pass over.


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May 10, 2007, Mother's Day Thread. This is also a copy from last year.


Bro. ChosenInOne,

As to what I will be doing this weekend. the Lord willing, I will be

surrounded Sunday evening by our six adult children, their spouses,

and our nineteen grandchildren. But this is not a one-time a year

occasion. They honor their mother and father all year long.

These are blessings on those who have their quiver full. LOL!! Children

are God's Heritage and the fruit of the womb is HIS REWARD!! Believe Him,

Believe His Word!!!

Dad and Mom nurtured God's children in the church,. right along with their

own. God saw that they took care of their own first so He allowed them

to take care of a few more of His that needed special care!! They pastored

for over 30 yrs. after he served in WWII and came home and raised an army

for the Lord! Their direct descents, children, grandchildren, great-grands,

and great-great grands number about 95! An army indeed!

Blessings,

Falla39

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Note: As of six weeks ago, we now have 20 grandchildren. 15 grandsons and 5 grand-
daughters, ages 6 wks. to 24 yrs.

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I just read through that thread last week and I was blessed all over again. I read your posts and looked at the picture of your lovely mother and thought of all the wonderful stories you had shared about her.

I also thought of how you have encouraged me and how blessed I have been to have met you.

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I had a great dinner last night with a few of my children and their spouses and our 2 youngest granddaughters for my birthday and Mother's Day combined. I am so blessed. And thankful for a Mom that was a woman of faith, who was gone much too young. But I still remember her prostrate on the floor praying, shouting her hair down, couldn't carry a tune but loved to sing for the Lord, and clap her hands and dance. If anyone remembered anything about Ma Barton it was her faith. Five generations of women of faith in my family, as far as I know. Prayer warriors and reliance on God for every aspect of their lives.
If I could hear my Mother pray again.
If I could hear her tender voice again.
How glad I'd be, would mean so much to me.
If I could hear my Mother pray again.

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This post really touched me. Now, I have to try and turn off the "water works".

Thanks for sharing this with us.

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Thank you, dear Bro. ChosenbyOne,

You have been a tremendous blessing to me. Being allowed to see
what God has done and continues to do in your life has been oh so
inspiring! Almost a year since we first met you and of course met you
again in Nov. for Elder Kilgore's 50th pastoral anniversary. God is SO
good! Love you, Bro.KPC.

Blessings,

Falla39

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What it means to me...another church service dedicated to mothers.

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Bro. Praxeas,

Don't fret! Father's Day will be just around the corner!!!:nod:nod

Incidentally God could have allowed the fathers to go through

childbirth too!

TIC!!!

Blessings,

Falla39

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Bro. Praxeas,

I trust you were not offended by my response to your post. It appeared
to be tongue-in-cheek. My response was also.:nod

Blessings,

Falla39

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Sis Falla,
This was my post about my mom from last year's thread. Once again, I am so grateful to God that I get to tell my mom Happy Mother's Day one more time!

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Sis. Tamor,

When I started this thread, recopying from last year's thread, I
thought of your post and how concerned you had been a year ago
concerning your Mom's condition, after losing your sister and father
to cancer. But God saw fit to bring her through it and how thankful
we are when He shows His great power this way. We serve a most
awesome and powerful God. HE IS Wonderful!

Blessings,

Falla39

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This year is weird...I miss my mom so much right now that it seems to be more of who I am than who I really am! If that makes any sense? Things are just so messed up in my life right now and there are times I just feel like having my mom here would make it better. To top it off I went to see my grandmother this morning on the way to the dr who gave me a bad report, and she didnt remember me... It hurt so bad... Seems like every woman who has been huge in my life has been taken from me in the last year and a half and its painful and I know this thread was not for us to whine or cry but to remember. But unfortunately I cant seem to see the good for the bad right now... guess its just time for me to walk away... love yall!

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Dear Sis AG I can relate to this. I am in tears reading this thread and remembering my mama. She died in1983 and I was in TX and she in GA I had not seen here in several years before her passing.
Today I can almost hear her voice in my thoughts. Her laughter which was unique and smell her biscuits.
The Lord has been my mother, father ,sister and brother.I miss them all but so happy He is ever near to comfort me and hold me in His loving arms.
God I pray will hold you today and comfort you also.

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I try so hard not to talk about it or say anything about it... but I guess it just builds up...I lost 2 of my grandparents, sister, mom and brother all in really just about a years time... Just feel like Ok God... what did I do to deserve this?! Sorry... I am gonna run to my dads for a few min... love yall.

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Love ya!!

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I received this in email today and thought it might be appropriate for this thread!

I was blessed have a wonderful mom and I'd like to think I'm a decent mom because of her!

Before I was a Mom
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin .
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom -
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,
the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

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T, I know what you are going through as my Mom died in 1969 I still miss her. She was my one sure thing in this world. I am the baby of the family and I was just lost. But I remember when I look at some of my children how much of my Mom they have in them. Sorry you are missing your Mom and hope Jesus will wrap you in His arms and just love you. C.

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Sis. Renda,

That is so sweet! Unless you have been a Mom, you would never understand
the depth of the meaning of this poem. Being a Mother is an experience like no
other. The love, joy and so many other emotions you feel when you hold the
miracle God has given, in your arms for the first time, but not the last time. There
are so many firsts that bring us joy!
First cry, first tooth, first step, first words, first day of school, graduation day,
wedding day, first child, and the process starts all over again. First grandchild,
etc.,etc.!! Oh, I love being a MOTHER and Grandmother! How I miss my MOTHER!

Falla39

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And that BOND that you have with your children.........priceless!

I miss my mother too.

Planning Tarah's wedding I catch myself wanting to call my mother to tell her an idea or get her input...........and she's not there. But, now I'm the mom and Tarah calls me with all her excitements and ideas, joys and sorrows.

Nope, nothing like being a mom!

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This is a very bittersweet time for me in my experience as a mother. I have one child, my daughter who will be 21 in August. It has been just her and me against the world for over 10 years now.

It is a very confusing time for me, I am torn between being proud, being terrified, being happy and being sad.

It is a little disconcerting when you realize you have achieved you goal of raising a strong, smart, compassionate, loving and adventurous human being, and maybe that wasn't so smart when your own feelings come into play.

I have wrapped my world around my child for the last 10 years and tried to do my best to make her strong, and now, well, mission accomplished.

I want her to go out and change the world, but now that it is on the verge of happening, I am terrified. I am thinking, I have kind of shot myself in the foot, I have convinced her that she can do anything, and now she is getting ready to try. I don't want to hold her back or weigh her down, but it is a tremendous struggle inside of me.

Anyway, maybe that is over-sharing, but if you get a chance, maybe breath a word of prayer for me, that I will be a strong mother, whatever the future holds.

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Dizz -

It's just the next season in both of your lives. You have done an excellent job of raising a strong, self-sufficient daughter in hopes that she will not have to hurt the way you have (I know this because it's what I did).

Be happy. Be proud. Know that you will ALWAYS be her mom and she will ALWAYS need you...... the needs just change.

The season now for you is about YOU. You'll have to make it about you, but you can do it! It is a scary time, but there is some freedom that will come from this too - not just for her, but for you.

You have so much to be thankful for!

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Sis. Dizzyde,

Most everything starts with a desire and you basically expressed a
desire that you would be a strong mother, whatever the future holds.
I believe God sees your heart's desire, so dear Sister, Just delight thy-
self in the Lord and He shall give you the desire of your heart! In Jesus
Name!

Blessings,

Falla39

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I know I do, and really I am. I am sitting here with tears in my eyes, thank you for understanding! :friend

Thank you for your encouragement, and that word of prayer, it means a lot! :hug4