This past month has been incredible. I am still reviewing in my minds eye the lessons given me by my children and granddaughters. Part of me is shocked to find out that they all have so much to inspire me with. They also are showing ownership of foundational truth in application. On Easter, we are reminded of a resurrection power of supernatural proportions in Christs' triumph over sin & death. A selfless, loving act to free us of our burdens! Restore us to the very source of universal love.
This Easter my son (who no longer lives at home) joined my husband and I for a light breakfast before church. As we sat chatting, a familiar sound came from the lower level of our house. It was the washing machine! I looked at both men and asked if someone accidently knocked into it and perhaps started it. My son casually responded that he was putting a load through. I was flabergasted to say the least. He had never used the machines before! I ran over to him and planted a big kiss on his cheek and thanked God for this miracle of resurrection life over him. Why you ask? Because at one time the boy was deaf to my pleading for him to take respondsibility over his laundry, At one time he was blind to the extra tasks left to other memebers of our household, At one time he was deadened beyond belief to the need to gain skill in areas of home economics. He was now aware-alive-and active in these ways. It was a startleing revelation for me his mother!
My youngest daughter also showed me incredible growth in that she choose to spend her spring break with us at home, indulging herself with home cooked meals,family game time and long deep intimate conversations about her spiritual convictions! She recieved our words without conflict, restored areas of seperation and made obvious leaps in mature decisions toward finance and education. She will be moving home to continue college and work. This too is a major miracle in her life as she had only one year ago declared her distaste for being with her old fashioned and goofy parents. We were out of sync with the real world!
I was also pleasantly surprised by a simple statement made by my oldest daughter. For her a dare to live more fully in faith. She declared to me that this would be the year of "no regrets!" She was willing to live outside the restrictions of circumstance to forge a path of inviting new and difficult challanges into her life. She would begin to allow momentary discomforts for the sake of unknown rewards both physically and spiritually recieving each as a gift to greater fullness in her life. For her it meant a 7 day road trip with 2 small children, Her Aunt and I, along the east coast. We crammed into a 5 seat vehicle and drove 10 hours each way to Myrtle Beach for a 4 day stay in a one room efficiency. She is much stronger then she even knows for having gone the distance.
And last but not least is the lesson we all got when my 4 year old grandaughter (having never seen the ocean, awoke to her mother throwing back the curtain on our 9th story balcony to take in the panaoramic sight of the Atlantic. AWE, SILENCE, PURE JOY was her expression. We all delighted in that moment with her!
That is the same way I feel over each of these small revelations of my children. It is because of the many sacrifices we make as mothers to bring them along to a place were the view is spectacular! To see Gods grace and growth in each one. To feel that the untold hours of prayer can provide us with these glimpses of His seal on their lives. This was the only gift I will need this mothers day!
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