Mother or Grandmother: Is There a Difference?
May 15, 2010
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It really doesn’t matter what age or stage a mother is at. Once you’re a mother, you’re a mother forever. God places within each mom the need to nurture her little ones–always guiding, always loving, always giving and prodding them in the right direction with gentle reminders: “Be careful,” “Dress warm,” “Eat healthy.” And just when you think the nest has emptied and mothering can take a vacation, Read more
Thank God for Mothers
May 9, 2010
Thank God for Mothers…
who sacrifice their time for our happiness,
and give us the freedom to be ourselves,
even when we disagree.
Thank God for Mothers…
who make home a place called love,
who desire the bond of togetherness,
even in the midst of confusion .
Thank God for Mothers…
who never give up on us,
who willingly believe in us,
and who faithfully stand by our side.
Thank God for Mothers…
who patiently try to understand us,
and consistently overlook our faults
with tenderness and love.
Thank God for Mothers…
who don’t expect perfection,
from us or themselves,
and who lead us to the only One who is…
perfect.
Thank God for Mothers.
-Rebecca Barlow Jordan
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
“Her children arise and call her blessed.” Proverbs 31:28 NIV
Good or Bad Friday?
March 30, 2010
“It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining” (Luke 23:44, NIV)
The name “Good Friday” seems to be a misnomer. Can anything good come from death by crucifixion? Does pain have a purpose? Early in Jesus’ ministry, scoffers hurled their own ignorant disbeliefs: “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” And even Jesus Himself, the One crucified on “Good Friday,” once said to a seeker, “Why do you call me good? No one is good–except God alone.”
“If God is so good,” others argue, “Why would He allow something so bad to happen to His own Son.”
Why, indeed? Maybe a one-word answer would suffice: LOVE. Good Friday is “good” because God is. And because God is love. When God allowed His own Son to die, He was thinking of you and me.
Jesus’ death was the only way to make us good enough—to join God’s forever family.
And that’s encouragement for a lifetime.
