A Mother’s Love and Instruction
Proverbs 1:8,9
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
Mother’s Day…I have not celebrated it with my mama since 2000. I miss her. Being able to thank her for what a wonderful mother she had been to me was a highlight of my year. She really was a wonderful mom and I am so grateful to her and to God for that.
I learned many things from Faye Carolyn Evans. *Always put lotion on underneath your eyes with your ring finger, it has the least pressure and will cause less wrinkles later…it’s important to have a home cooked meal on the table at supper time…she prayed with me every night as a child and I carried that over into the night time routine with our kids…she taught me how to make the best chocolate pie in the world…she instilled in me a real love of ironing(I know, that’s weird)…she encouraged singing and music…she taught me how to cut back a rose bush (even though it looked like we were killing it!)…a love for spelling and penmanship…by her example I learned that hard work is good for you…she showed over and over again such selflessness…she had a way of making Christmas so special…she showed me how to bake a ham with coke (it’s the best ham you’ll ever want to eat)…she lived out a wonderful commitment to her grandchildren.
There are a few other things that I learned as well. The not-so-good things. You know…the things we do wrong and hope our kids learn from our mistakes kind of things. Things like…fear can keep us bound up. Worry will rob us. As hard as mama tried, she battled those two things her entire life. Both are addressed in the Word of God. He knows that in our humanness we are prone to fear and worry…and He came to free us from both. I want to stay in freedom and give Him the fear and worry. I know she would want that for me as well.
What a gift a Godly mama is. After she died, I removed several things she had on her refrigerator. Hand-written notes that she had heard or read somewhere and wanted to keep where she could see them daily. Here they are:
I am in the place where God shines thru. For He and I are one, not two. I need not fear - nor fret - nor plan. He wants me where and as I am. If I’ll just be relaxed and free. He’ll carry out His plan thru me. Author Unknown
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why we call it the PRESENT.
There are times when, no matter what the attitude of the body, the soul is on it’s knees!
I love these notes…written by her hand. I can close my eyes and see her writing them…her hand-writing was beautiful. Make sure if your mom is still living you give her a huge hug, look into her eyes and tell her how much she is loved! And all throughout the year…as Godly moms…learn from their examples. Carry on the legacy and the love that can only come from a mother. The love and instruction of a Godly mother is just that…a gift from the One and Only, Awesome and Worthy of Praise God! May He be praised for giving us the gift of a Mother.
Happy Mother’s Day!
Sending much love,
Debbie
