Mom Monday

Motherhood affects every single person who has ever walked the earth.   Thoughts and reflections on Motherhood, can bring much joy AND/OR pain.   Listen to just some of the different "mom" situations:   *A new mom for the first time with her husband by her side soooo incredibly excited. *A new mom for the first time with no husband by her side (in military, recently passed away, out of wedlock) *A single mom in the thick of raising children all alone *a woman longing to be a mom but can't get pregnant *a mom who secretly had an abortion ( & still carries the secret around in her heart) *a mom who has just adopted a child *a mom who gave her baby up for adoption but has never met her baby/child *a mom who has rebellious and distant children *a mom who has many children but for some reason has lost custody of them *working moms *stay-at-home moms *home-school moms *moms wondering if they should become a mom again??? *moms who are raising chronically sick children *moms who are raising mentally and/or physically impaired children *moms who have lost children to illness, miscarriage,still-birth, accident, murder,suicide *Step-moms *women who have never been a mom stepping into a marriage involving children who lost their mom *teen moms *older moms *mentally-impaired moms seeking to raise/keep a child *Moms who have a terrorist son who has killed 3,000 people and who the world rejoices when they die(Bin Laden was killed today)... *moms who have children from rape *Children who grew up with a mom who loved and trained them well and was loved by dad *children with moms who were treated awful by dad/men *children who grew up with a distant, mean, alcoholic, drug-using, depresssed mom  *children who never knew their mom for whatever the reason. *children who lost their mom at a young age or just recently due to illness, accident, suicide, murder *children who grew up knowing mom really wanted them *children who grew up knowing mom really DIDN'T want them *children growing up  right  now with a mom who has left dad/ and them  *children growing up right now with a dad who left their mom   *Husbands who just lost the mother of their children *Men who haven't treated their moms or mother of their children well ...haven't "Honored" them.   *Grandmas who are put in the situation of having to be "mom" again *Grandmas who are rejoicing seeing their daughters as moms *Grandmas who are aching at seeing their daughters as moms   I think I could probably go on and on and still wouldn't touch on all the different stories and ways Motherhood has affected each soul.I think I personally know someone in every situation mentioned above (okay, maybe not a few...I don't know Bin Laden's mom..but man, can you imagine???). .  Whatever our story has been......God knows it. He cares about it, sympathizes with it, rejoices with it, mourns with it, wants to bring good out of it, is with us in it and He says this in Isaiah 49:15 & 16:   " Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion  on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I WILL NOT FORGET YOU! SEE, I HAVE ENGRAVED YOU ON THE PALMS OF MY HANDS ( JESUS)."   On this week before Mother's Day........may we be mindful of Motherhood and the way it may have affected every soul you come in contact with. May we bring the truth of Scripture with us into this week passing on this wonderful message, that although we may have had messed up/painful/etc.........situations involving motherhood, GOD WILL NOT FORGET US. He is WITH us through it all.   Motherhood is God's idea. May you PRAISE HIM for the GENIUS and BEAUTY and MOST PRECIOUS AND AMAZING OPPORTUNITY of being and having a mom. Blessings from Bombadil...........home of a woman who has always LONGED to be a mom, has had the most amazing mom, has been given the greatest opportunity of being a mom to 5 children, and who struggles daily being a mom and NEEDS to KNOW God is with her in it all. 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