I married an amazing man! He does so much for me and even though I am not his mother...he gave me Tulips! My daughter, Heather sent me Tulips! (And Sherry's Berries!) They both know how much I love them. They don't always last as long as I would like, but "during their lifetime, I can love them and cherish the sentiment."
It has been a Mother's Day with mixed blessings, hurts, and memories.
BLESSINGS: Besides Heather's thoughtful gift and my husband's flowers, I was blessed with an adorable homemade card from JerriAnne, some yummy lip balm and a beautiful card from Kim, loving sentiments on Facebook from Mark, Debi and all! And I got a call from my son, Billy. (I'm sure as the day goes on, others will call.) It is reminders such as these that bless my life and make me cherish the day I first became a mother and all the other days as well. I love Motherhood...and today I am reminded in spiritual ways that it is truly a Partnership with God!
SUNSHINE: After nearly a week of rain, we were blessed with sunshine today. Sunshine always makes me my happiest. On the Coast of Oregon, we spend a great deal of our lives in shadow...rain and gloom...but when the sun comes out, it is a day for celebration.
OLD WOUNDS: Unfortunately, into each life there comes something or someone who will try their best to destroy all that light that lives inside of you! I had a couple of incidents that tried to do just that this very day.
First thing this morning, I got a voicemail from a dear friend who I befriended in High School. We have kept in touch for all of these many years. We have shared each others heartaches, blessings, happiness and sorrows. This morning's news was one of those heartaches for her. A little over a year ago, she entered into a marriage that I tried to warn her would not bring her a lot of happiness...in fact, it was destined for a multiplication of trials! This morning she informed me that she had been deserted, left without her car, her money, and most of all her dignity! How do I help this friend? This is the question that plagues my mind and my heart.
Next, I got a call from my son who is at the peak of his career, was invited to be a performer on TedxBend (a real privilege in the "communication," "art," "music" world). In the audience, by chance, there was one of his old High School Teachers (and I use the word "Teacher" loosely). She gave my son a really terrible, unfair time in her class, and she had the gall (15 years later) to lean over to the man sitting next to her and tell him she knew my son in High School and he was a "troubled" boy and a "cheater." After the show, the man came up to Billy to purchase one of his CD's and told him what the "teacher" had told him. That old would was opened wide and my son had to go through that hurt all over again. My son was never a troubled boy and he was not a cheater. He is as honest as can be! It hurts me, too, because it is a reflection on his father and I.
At this writing, I am trying not to let the bad things get in the way of the good. Ugly things happen, and we shall deal with them on another day..,.but for today, I want to focus on the teachings of the greatest Teacher that ever lived, Jesus Christ. His teachings are what light up my countenance. His Gospel is what gives me purpose! His example is what drives me to be a better person each and every day. In the end, I am striving to be more Christlike and I know He leads the way.
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