Mom Monday

Last night I spent the evening at a Memorial service for a woman who was a mother to four boys. As I sat there in the sadness and holiness of the moment, I  listened intently to every word that was spoken from the hearts of these sons. Many things were said to honor her and I left my time there reminded of the joy, the gift, the sacred calling, the struggle & difficulty, the incredible beauty, the influence, impact and  the preciousness of each moment of being a mom. I sat there watching one of the sons hold with great care a framed poem his mom had him memorize. It was the poem, "Try, Try Again":     Try, Try Again by T. H. Palmer   'Tis a lesson you should heed, if at first you don't succeed, Try, try again;   Then your courage should appear, For if you will PERSEVERE, You will conquer, never fear Try, try again;   Once or twice, though you should fail, If you would at last prevail, Try, try again;   If we strive, 'tis no disgrace Though we do no win the race; What should you do in the case? Try, try again.   If you find your task is hard, Time  (God) will bring you your reward, Try, try again   All that other folks can do, Why, with patience, should not you? Only keep this rule in view: Try, try again.   What a beautiful lesson for a mom to pass on to her child. What a beautiful lesson for God to pass on to us, His Children struggling as moms, wives, friends, daughters, employers, students, neighbors, sisters, etc....   God says it like this:   "Though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again." Proverbs 24:16   "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a reward IF WE DO NOT GIVE UP." Galatians 6:9   "He PERSEVERED because he saw him who is invisible." Hebrews 11:27 May we be mindful and careful about what we are passing on to our children. May we see our role as mom, as the incredible opportunity and gift it is. When we fail as moms and feel like giving up (which is often in my case) may we heed these words to not give up, to rise again, and to "Try, try again." Blessings from Bombadil. Kristy Link "I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, so that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me." Phillipians 1:25 & 26