God Knew

I remember growing up and visiting with my friends. Like all kids, we talked about our families. We talked about our annoying brothers and sisters. We talked about how handsome our daddies were and we talked about all the "mom" things our mothers did. I have often marveled at how different all our familes were and how God gave us the exact parents He knew we needed.

• God knew that our daddies would teach us to sniff our clothes before we put them on, so He gave us mommies to teach us about dirty clothes and clean clothes.
• God knew that hotdogs and fritos would not have enough nutrition to sustain active children for long, so He gave us moms to prepare balanced meals and to convince us that we would learn to like "yukky stuff".
• God knew that holding a fishing pole or a shotgun or a remote control would not teach us to hold a pencil and pen, so He gave us mothers to send us to school and help with our homework.
• God knew that other kids very well might be mean to us and break our hearts, so He gave us mommas with soft hands and laps to provide comfort.
• God knew we would live in a world that was full of heartache, full of violence, full of pain, so He gave us mothers to example compassion and caring and forgiveness.
• God knew we would struggle as we went through puberty, that we would be embarrassed by our skin and by our hair and by our bodies and so He gave us moms to tell us how beautiful or handsome we were.
• God knew we would not always win and we would be hard on ourselves and feel like a failure and so He gave us mommas to tell us she was proud of us and remind us that there would be a next time and we were sure to do better.
• God knew sometimes we would forget how to love and so He gave us moms who love us forever and always, no matter what.

My mom is currently in Croatia for three months. I already miss her but I know she is doing God's work. I think God knew the people of the former Yugoslavia would need some extra encouragement. I think He knew it would take someone with a sense of adventure, the wisdom that comes from years of studying His word, and the courage to speak for Him, and so He sent them my mom. I cannot be with her tomorrow, I will not be able to talk to her on the phone and I will not be able to send her roses. This is a picture of a rose bush in our back yard. I am sending these roses via cyberspace to my mom and all the other mothers out in blogland.
Happy Mother's Day !!!
You are just what we needed, God knew it all along!
Peace
Neva