A Mom is a Mon

I had the privilege to be around 2 of my adult boys over Mother’s Day weekend. What an absolute joy to see them and love on them. Are they any less my children just because they are no longer around me every day? You know the answer to that question. No matter the age of my kids, the place they hold in my heart will always be “unfillable” by anyone or anything else. There is a huge hole there when things are not quite right.

A mom is always a mom. She will always remember those adults as they were when she was raising them. She will remember getting up to feed them and change them in the middle of the night. She will remember kissing the “boo boos”. She will remember being their “first love”. She will remember laughing and crying with them. She will remember the vacations. She will remember the mother/son dance at their wedding. She will also remember the mistakes that she made and wish there were “do-overs”. She carries with her that deep love a mom feels as she watches them (how be it from a distance) become parents for the first time and watch their babies marry.

She may not take priority after they marry and have their own children, but that is how it should be. Their family should be first and foremost at that point. Moms that understand that, save themselves some grief. Realize that your child loves you but has other things that they do that may not include you. Just know that you are still loved.

Enjoy every moment you spend with your children whether they are babies or adults. Love on them and give them the space they need to grow. You will always be their “mom”.

Brad, Bryan and Brandon…this devotional is dedicated to you! I love you beyond words.

Isaiah 49:15a GNT

[15] So the LORD answers, "Can a woman forget her own baby and not love the child she bore?… #paulaandthebible #helpforyourdailywalk