Mom

Sunday is set aside as "Mother's Day". We probably don't give the overall recognition we should to those lovely ladies who have made such a difference in our lives. I look back to my mom who has taken her heaveny journey 31 years ago this month. She was a quiet woman of faith and stability. She worked especially hard taking care of her five children plus all the things that go into feeding and clothing her children. Along with those things she was our protector in her own quiet, even secretive way. Sho took care of some things without a whisper to any of us and we did not know about it until we were grown. She loved God and family. It really doesn't get much better than that.
I also married a young lady who now has stood by my side since July of 1971 (39+ years). She is also a quiet, faithful, hard working woman who loves God and her family with deep devotion. Our children are beginning to truly realize the haven she provided for them along with deep nurturing of their lives. What she has done for them has been "caught" as well as "taught." I am a truly blessed man considering the faithfulness and dependability my wife has displayed faithfully for these 39+ years. A man and a family that has faith and dependability as their mainstay has the greatest gift that can possibly be given to anyone.
Husbands and children; take some special time this Sunday to recognize the great gift that God has given to each of you. Your special efforts will make your wife or mother a blessed mother. We need more of these special moments in our homes as an example to one and all.
May God bless each of you not only this Sunday but every day of the year.

Walter Rose
Pastor