"A MOTHER'S HEART
The rabbis used to say, 'God could not be everywhere, so He made mothers.' I, for one, believe that. The demands she faces and the questions she hears are wearisome: (1) Is dinner ready? (2) My clothes... are they washed? (3) It's time for soccer practice. (4) Do I have to, Mom? (5) What have you been doing all day, sleeping?
Sometimes I wonder if Moms have a chance. It's virtually impossible for her to do too much because, even if she never sits down, there's still going to be some smart-aleck who thinks she's been napping in the sun or sitting in the sauna. A mother has to wear many hats. To [one child], she's expected to be a baseball catcher; to [another] shes a sounding board... now that's a lot of expectations... A mother's heart is greatly affected when one of the family begins to stray or faces trouble. Moms, of course, more than anyone, tend to feel responsible for any imperfections in their home. I find that understandable, even though its terribly wrong, because she's been relied on for most things in her home. Why wouldn't she naturally feel the pain of a wandering child, or an inconsiderate, unkind, or insensitive husband as being her responsibility? But God never intended that mothers become the alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. That's one of His chores.
Washington Irving described a mother's heart [for a son] this way: 'There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness, nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude. She will sacrifice every comfort to his convenience; she will surrender every pleasure to his enjoyment; she will glory in his fame and exult in his prosperity; and if adversity overtake him, he will be dearer to her by misfortune; and if all the world casts him off, she will be all the world to him.'
The love and glory that rests upon a woman's life is in direct proportion to the to the submission and vulnerability of her heart toward God. The Word says, 'Her children shall rise up and call her blessed,' (Proverbs 31:28). We take time today to raise our voice in praise to you, Mom. 'But a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.' (Proverbs 31:30). This is your day to be loved and blessed and, oh, how you deserve it. You're a godly mother because He made you that way, and you can feel free to bless Him for that!
Ron Mehl