Motherhood

In my morning devotional by Dr. Charles Stanley, he discusses what it really means to be a mother.

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May 7/8
The Service of Motherhood

Philippians 2:1-11

Children are a blessing from the Lord (Ps. 127:3-5). Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves.

Sometimes this constant serving can be exhausting and even discouraging—particularly for a first-time mother. But you can take real encouragement from Jesus. One of the best examples of gracious servanthood is found in John 13:3-16. By kneeling to wash His disciples’ feet, the Lord showed that the key to true leadership is humility. And it is humility that leads to eternal reward.

Unless you are willing to stoop down and get your hands dirty, you will miss the real riches of motherhood. By dying to your own desires and pouring your life into someone else, you become like Christ and create a godly legacy that will carry on for generations to come. What greater blessing could one hope for? Of course, the motivation for serving others is not to reap benefits, but when we follow God’s plan for our life, that’s what happens.
In giving us children, God places us in a position of both leadership and service. He calls us to give up our lives for someone else’s sake—to abandon our own desires and put our child’s interests first. Yet, according to His perfect design, it is through this selflessness that we can become truly fulfilled.
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What comes to my mind as I read this? Not myself, that's for sure. I think of my daughter. I see her doing everything she possibly can for her child, and her husband. I see her denying herself for their comfort and pleasure. I wish I had been that kind of mother. But, I'm so thankful she is made that way by the Father.

Happy Mother's Day LeLe. I love you.

Mother's Day and Anniversary

My son and his wife sent me a beautiful bouquet of flowers today for Mother's Day.

You know cut flowers wither and die so soon, I thought I'd take lots of photos to remember them. I sometimes wish I had one of those high falutin cameras with the macro lens and I'd have a blast. But, you can't have everything and you can't do it all!!

Don't you just love the color of the roses? They look red here, but they are actually more dark peachy colored. I used just a bit lighter shade of that in my wedding...34 years ago tomorrow!!! May 7, 1977. Man! Where does the time go???

Don'cha love the hair and beard? He uh, was making a statement...ahem. And I was failing at my attempt to look like Farrah Fawcett.

Tomorrow we will celebrate LMW's birthday with family and friends. That's the best anniversary I can think of! Everyone have a great weekend! And

 

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

 

Got My Prize!

In the mail today, I received my cards from Marcia! They are as beautiful as I expected them to be.

I'm thrilled to have won the giveaway and I appreciate Marcia's generosity. She has many beautiful things on her etsy site.

Now, let me warn you that I'm having some real issues with my monitor. I've got it going right now, but it could go back out at any minute. If I go offline, please be patient with me. I promise I will get to the giveway from another computer somehow. Let's just keep our fingers crossed this one holds, because I really can't justify spending the amount of money it would cost to replace it.

Giveaway

Hey!
LMW and I are giving away some fat quarters on The Seam Rippers. Jump on over and check it out!

Wordless Wednesday

I'm a WINNER!!!

Ok, so some of you may not think this is a big deal, but I never win anything. And I finally did thanks to Marcia at Crafty Sewing and Quilting.

I won a set of her note cards. 

It's part of the May for Me Celebration. I am just so excited I can barely stand it. Her note cards are absolutely BEE YOU TEE FUL! Please visit her site and take a gander at all the little beauties.

So, thanks so very much Marcia. You rock!

May for Me Begins

I began May for Me by unplugging. I didn't sit down and watch any television, I didn't get online, and I didn't initiate any text messages and no phone calls. The only two things I did were add my calories and exercise to my Loseit account and I did keep my phone on, because my son and his new wife *huge grin* were flying back from Jamaica and I needed to know when they were flying out and flying in. It's a Mama thing.

I also needed to have my phone on, because my sister and her husband were camping in the mountains, and the weather was threatening. She needed someone to let her know if there was a tornado or flash flood warning.  And there were, so I did text with two people. And that's ok, there is no unplugged police. (That I know of anyway.)

I spent the day at church, working on cleaning  my bedroom and bath, and trying to finish this pesky Irish Chain quilt.

I thought I was in the home stretch, but there is still a lot of work to do. I am finding that as I get one thing finished, I'm getting a new idea to try on it. It will be unique, that's for "dang shore" as we say here in the south.

I had to spend a little extra time this morning, answering emails, and checking the rest of you out, but it was really worth it to live without the interruption of checking email every 30 minutes and getting caught up in all the blogs I follow. I think I need to trim them down, because I find myself skimming. Why bother if I'm not going to give it my full attention??

So on day two, I plan to get on that elliptical, then go get my grandson for the day. I'll get back to the quilt tonight and hopefully have it finished by tomorrow evening. Keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer for me.