What Does Mother's Day Mean To You?

Originally Posted by Rhoni

This Mother's Day will be a special one for me. In 1977, while I was a senior at Jackson College of Ministries, there was a teacher there that God sent to minister to me.

Background:

When the chorale came back from touring that summer Bro. LW told me he had seen my sister in Ohio. I told him that he couldn't have because my family was in San Diego, California. Bro. LW in his not so tactful way told me that my parents had seperated and they were divorcing. I was only 19 at the time and devastated [not that here is a good age for something like this to happen].

Like a Mother:

I went to seek out Sis. Jewel [Yadon] Dillon. She held me and let me cry. She told me about her loss of David her son. She told me about her special memories. She let me talk, she listened, she comforted me. She will never know how much I needed her at that time.

My security had been ripped out from under me, my family was split apart, some in Memphis, some in San Diego, and others in Elyria, Ohio. I was in Jackson playing on again and off again with a three year relationship and felt like a fish out of water...funny...kind of like i feel now! I just realized that. As a therapist I would ask the client...what gave you the strength to get through the past situation? How can this be applied to this situation.

I leaned on Sis. Dillon, although she herself was still hurting from her own losses. I kept the attic above the girl's dorm filled with prayers. I could not start out my day without the presence of God covering me. Just a word, or a hug from Sis. Dillon to remind me that someone cared helped me make it through my Senior year of Bible College.

This Mother's Day:

Tomorrow morning I am flying to Caldwell, Idaho to spend Mother's Day with my dear friend of 30 years...Mom Dillon. I want her to know that I will always be thnkful that she allowed herself to be the vessel of God that I needed to help me through one of the worst periods of my life. Gloria, her daughter and joy of her heart is in Ohio with her family this year and I wanted to have this special time with a Godly woman whom I admire and cherish.

I thank God for Mothers that God provides during times when a Mother's love is needed and there is no mother in sight.

Thank-you Jesus for sending Sis. Jewel Dillon into my life in 1977.

I give Jesus all the praise, Rhonda

Sis. Rhoni,

I had one of those too. Her name was Sis. Mittie Phoenix she attended Bro. Fauss' church in north Houston. I have tried over the past 8 years, since I came back to God, to get in touch with Aunt Mittie (that is what I called her) to no avail. I did speak to Bro. O.R. Fauss 4 or 5 years ago and he told me she was still living at that time. I am not sure if she is even still alive. But she was sure there for me when i needed someone. We used to go to the Phoenix home out off of Little York Road for a good dose of comforting!

CountryRev, if you read this, do you know if Aunt Mittie Phoenix is still alive and if she is still in the Houston area.