MOTHERS DAY

It was mothers’ day yesterday and a lot of people took the time to send special messages to their mothers; celebrating and appreciating them for all their love and care. Some said it with cards, some with gift baskets and some even did with flowers (and you thought flowers were just for toasting abi, hahahaha).

   
One great thing about mommies is that gifts are secondary to the thoughts of love or messages of love they get from their children. Remember how as kids you would cut out and glue pieces of paper engraved with scribbles that resembled chicken scratches and present them to your mother as an I-love-you card? And how she would treasure those crazy gifts just because she loved you and appreciated all the work you must have put into making her a gift? That speaks volumes.

    
A young lady said to me, “I haven’t spoken to my mother in a very long time and I don’t intend to start now. She was always hypercritical of everything I did and never encouraged me but instead punished me for every little mistake I made”.

My response-: I can’t take away all the hurt you feel but Jesus can.  He commands us to forgive all men their wrongs and honor our parents, which means calling them up to find out how they are doing from time to time. Our parents are humans and must have done what they thought was best in their own judgment; they were probably brought up that same way!

In conclusion, God’s grace is available to help us celebrate at all times. His redemption causes us to rejoice and share this joy with everyone around us.

I celebrate you mothers in the house. Keep up the good work. The next generation of leaders depends on YOU!

Happy Mother’s Day!