Moms, Mothers, Momma’s say things like;

“My, how fast time goes by,” and “Oh, look how they’ve grown.”

“I will remember this forever.”

Love the Lyrics to this Song🎵

It’s the hold your breath, it’s the can’t forget

It’s the looking back and having no regrets

The best memories made are never going to fade

Because they have no end or expiration date

Cause you can’t help but say this to yourself…

I will remember this forever

I will remember this forever

(I’ve said for years, “Take a Kodak picture moment in your mind to last forever.”)

A container of beautiful flowers overflows and spills over its container.

That’s a perfect picture of a Mothers Love

She puts, within that child the ability to receive and contain love—a container that can overflow into others’ lives and to look at all the hard work, patience, and nurturing to ensure it can grow healthy.

I’ve held this little scripture through the years.

Isa 66:13 – 

“As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you;

As one whom his mother comforts, I will comfort you: My Father God’s heart is tender to us. He knows that No one can comfort you like a mother, and He says I will comfort you like a mother.

God’s Word says, 

Psalm 34:18 “He is near to the brokenhearted.”

A mother’s heart may be breaking this Mother’s Day. She may have an empty table where a child sat, or her mother sat around her table.

I was brought to remembrance when I had ministered to a young mother who cried out for prayer a few years ago, and she told me,

“I was chasing after my toddler, and the phone rang. She said all I heard was your Mom died,” and she said that grieving was dominating her life. She was declining in her health, and she was not handling being a Mom or a wife like she wanted to.

I allowed her time to share and ministered to her, “Grief follows no rules or timeline.”Her heart was still aching deeply. 

I asked her the number one thing that stayed in her mind.

She said her worst fear is that she will forget her momma’s face or voice, even her memories. She said I wanted to call her and talk with her. I’m grateful for the photos and videos, and I know I will see her again in heaven, yet I miss her so much.

I shared with her,

Nothing will ever take the place of your Momma.

I believe the Lord helps us in our greatest hours of grief. 

We both cried and prayed together.

I prayed for her. “Lord, send the comforter. Have Him come and fill her heart with peace and sweet rest”.

I prayed all Her memories would become a legacy, not a moment of loss or pain.

I told her you don’t escape the hurt. You have a helper; call on the Lord, for he will help you with your emotions and feelings.

It’s all a process, and you’re not guilty of moving forward. We always ask, what would Jesus do?

I ask you what your Momma would want you to do.

This picture tells a true story of all the shattered pieces, which were put back together and created a masterpiece.

Love is a response to love.

Mom needs comfort, too. To feel Loved 🌺

Questions mamas ask themselves about parenting.

Am I getting this right?

Have I loved them well?

Do I set a good example?

Is the advice I give helpful to them?

Is this the Momma I thought I’d become?

Parenting will always be challenging because children are constantly growing and going through stages of their lives.

I remember when my kids became teenagers, and in a stressful moment, I would tell them, “Can you give me a break because I’ve been a teenager, but I’ve never had one.”

My children are adults now, and I ask myself, “Did I show them love with a kiss and hug enough? Do they feel a solid connection to the Lord by the example I lived before them at home? 

Remember, they are never too old to tell them you love them.

Momma, please never fall into the trap of comparing yourselves to other Momma’s because you have never been in their shoes.

Reflecting on your expectations and goals is a great practice to support your heart’s desire in your parenting, but never be a perfectionist because you’ll need grace much grace.

Pray

A praying Momma is the most remarkable unsung hero in anyone’s life.

A righteous mother’s faithful prayers and all the more when her child is in danger or heading down the wrong path.

Lord, I pray that You will remind my children daily that Your love for them is everlasting (Psalm 103:17).

Cultivate a grateful heart within them (Psalm 118:28).

Help them speak the truth to others and to themselves (Ephesians 4:25).

Fill them with joy and peace (Romans 15:13).

Lead them to a good friend who will be a friend for life.

Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.” 1 Corinthians 15:33

These two scriptures from Ephesians 4 are at the top of my prayer list.

Eph 4:29 – Do not let unwholesome [foul, profane, worthless, vulgar] words ever come out of your mouth, but only such speech as is good for building up others, according to the need and the occasion, so that it will be a blessing to those who hear [you speak].

Eph 4:30 – And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [but seek to please Him], by whom you were sealed and marked [branded as God’s own] for the day of redemption [the final deliverance from the consequences of sin].

(Romans 12:2) 

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove God’s good and acceptable and perfect will”. 

“Pretty is as pretty does.”

Prove what that good, acceptable, and perfect will of God is: As we are transformed on the inside, the proof is evident on the outside, as others can see what the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God is through our lives, too.

Here’s a list I’ve used in praying

• Your prayer is that they will be “saved “from the guilt and penalty of sin through the blood of Jesus 
• Your prayer is that they have their identification with Jesus Christ.
• Pray they are found under grace and His protection day and night. 
• Pray that they are filled with the Holy Spirit and allow Him to move in their life.
• Pray they hunger and thirst for the word of God. 
• Pray they heed to conviction 
• Pray the Lord uses their gifts to bless others
• Pray they have a personal walk with God and continue being faithful and fruitful to the truth throughout their life.

The greatest joy as a Momma is having your adult child talk about their childhood in positive ways, and the whole time, in your heart, you are saying “Thank you, Jesus.”

Mamma, Pray in the Holy Spirit

Romans 8:26-27

26 Now, in the same way, the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; 27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

Bless all you Momma’s 

“What a day in Heaven that will be when mommas will reunite with their child for all eternity.”