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“Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” (Ephesians 6:2-3)

        Happy Mother's Day to those of you who are. Today is the day that we are reminded to say what needs to be said every day:
            Thank God for mothers everywhere, who are made in His image, showing us a little of what God is like. Thank you, mothers, who sacrifice themselves a little every day because they love their sometimes unlovable children. Thank you, mothers, for feeding and cleaning, and cleaning, and cleaning and the unending laundry because that one shirt is needed. Thank you for late nights, mid-nights, and early rises.
            Thank you for teaching us when we didn't know we were being taught; for the good examples and the bad. Thank you for setting an example for us to follow when it would have been easier to do your own thin. Thank you for the tears you shed because you were sure you were doing this whole mother-thing wrong.
            Thank you for having the strength and wisdom to endure the threats, accusations and angry rejections because we wanted our own way. Thank you for being mean when mean meant right and true. Thank you for making us do what we needed to do. Thank you for seeing through to the truth. Thank you for not giving up or running away when everything in you wanted to.
            Thank you for being God's tool, and for so much more than we realize you gave. May we honor you by following the example you gave, by living in the way that you teach by being the sort of people you would be proud to call your masterpieces.
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On The Calendar
VE Day
World Red Cross Day
Mother's Day
Birthday of
Harry Truman
John Henri Donant
Oscar Hammerstein


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