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My Mother and I - May 12, 2007
Growing up, my relationship with my mother was not as close as I would have
liked. During those years I lived under my parent's roof, I didn't understand
why our relationship was less than ideal, but once I became a mother myself,
specifically a mother of teens, I began to see just how challenging motherhood
can be.
While my own children are now adults, and have both flown the nest, I look back
and wonder how I survived the 2 AM feedings, having little ones that were only
13 months apart, and recalling the time my husband and I were out to dinner, and
our daughter decided to have a huge accident on my white pants, the odor forcing
us to prematurely end our meal while customers around us requested different
tables!
Or what about the time I walked in our children's bedroom, only to find crayon
scrawling all over their wall, and the day our son decided it would be neat to
flush one of his toys down the toilet, necessitating a sudden call to the
plumber?
Years passed, and before you know it, both kids hit the hormonal teens, and
suddenly I was thrown back to the period my own mother and I had friction in our
relationship.
There is an old saying that goes something like, "You don't know what another
person goes through until you have walked in their shoes." It was only when I
was thrust in similar situation as my mother that I began to see, and
appreciate.
Today, I am happy to report that my mother and I have a warm and close
relationship. We still have our differences, but there is a certain respect and
understanding of each other that, I guess, just needed time to develop.
In similar manner, our faith in God, and walk with Christ, also needs time to
develop and mature. Just as we need to give ourselves and each-other a chance to
grow and improve, so too must we do our part to nurture our faith because with
God, all things are possible!
Happy Mother's Day!
Contributed by Melanie Schurr |
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Just as we need to give ourselves and each-other a chance to
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