We have beautiful weather here in rural Vermont. We attended church services this morning. The message encouraged we mothers in our work of building up the Christian home and family. Our Preacher shared a little about the life of Monica and her prayers. She was the mother of Augustine. She never gave up on her wayward son. His conversion was an incredible blessing to her, and to all the world.
After the service, all the mothers and grandmothers were given a beautiful flower plant. It was a sweet, and precious time.
I am having a great deal of trouble typing so this will be very short. I have an injury so part of my hand is bandaged making it difficult and time consuming to write. (I am trying not to cry in frustration as I type this! - gentle smiles)
But I just wanted to share a little with you about flowers. Late last fall, my oldest (grown) son planted some pink tulip bulbs for me, in a small garden spot in the side yard. My husband had bought them for me. The package showed a picture of beautiful pastel pink tulips. I have been waiting all winter to see them. They just came up a couple of weeks ago. I could not wait to see the flowers, and waited for the buds to open. It finally happened, this Mother's day morning. But they are not the pretty pink color I expected. I was disappointed, but the red is still pretty and I am thankful for their beauty. I will look at them all season, each year, and be thankful for the dear husband who bought them to make me happy, and the precious son who planted them for his beloved mother.
All this beauty, in the church and in the home, this special day, has me very grateful for all we have. It is a privilege and an honor to be a wife and mother. I just wish I could put some flowers at my mother's grave. Her resting place is on the other side of the country, much too far away. But I will take some extra time to thank God for her, and for both my grandmothers who I dearly loved.
This is the perfect day to rededicate our lives to godly living and of being an example of virtuous womanhood to the next generation.
Blessings
Mrs. White
From the Archives -
The Mother of D.L. Moody - Poverty in the 1800's.
A Happy Home - Serving Mister.
What Many of Us Crave - An Ordinary Life at Home.
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