My mom went to her heavenly home last November, so this is the first Mother’s Day we didn’t celebrate together. I feel so blessed to have had my mother for almost 58 years. I have so many beautiful memories of my mom that fill my heart with joy!
Mothers do not receive manuals on how to raise their children. Most of it is trial and error. My mother made mistakes. I’ve made mistakes; maybe not the same ones, but I learned by her mistakes and mine too. But it was always about love.
Although I did not celebrate Mother’s Day with my mom here on earth, I celebrated by remembering her smile and the love she showed me. I pictured her in heaven with her mother, celebrating with our Lord and Savior.
My favorite Bible verse sums up how I remember my mother on Mother’s Day: “This is the day that the Lord has made let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24).
This message is excerpted from “How do you remember your mother?” by Lois Bylund from the May 13, 2019, blog of the Women of the ELCA.
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