Mother’s Day 2012. We got them to hold still for 5 seconds 🙂
This mother’s day is going to be bittersweet. While I look forward to hugging Jackson and Katie, I will miss telling my own mother how much she means to me. So in honor of her memory, I would like to tell you about the greatest gift my “Foxy” Roxie gave to me. I wasn’t the easiest child to raise, but my mother hung in there. I know it was hard for her to let me move away to pursue my dreams.
But in doing so, my mother ceased finding security in proximity to me, and found security in God’s sovereignty over me.
Tracy,
This is beautiful and I believe helpful. It makes me remember when my Dad didn’t “make me” go to church for a while in my young teenage years. God gave him a big dose of wisdom on that one because I believe I would have been pushed away by bitterness and anger at the church. My Dad gave me a little bit of freedom and then talked to me about it as time went on. What a blessing! The church we were a part of was pretty “unhealthy” and I felt that then but didn’t really know how to handle it at a young age.
I’ll be thinking of you this Mother’s Day girl… You are a special woman! ~With Love, Amy
Amy- thank you for sharing your story here. I know it had to be hard for your dad too, but our parents kept the lines of communication open and that is key. So thankful that God had His hand upon us despite our wandering hearts. He was so very, very, very patient with us! I thank you for your continued prayers during this season sister.