Happy Birthday, mom, I love you.

Today is my mother's birthday. My mom is a pretty amazing lady. I don't think I even know just how amazing she is. Being as she's my mother she has probably shielded me from some of the heroic things she has done on my account. I wasn't always the best daughter. She always has been the best to me though. My mother has definitely made life smoother for me. She always smooths out the rough edges of life before it comes my way. One could easily take this for granted and grow up to be ungrateful and spoiled. Fortunately God opened up my eyes and was graceful enough to create in me a new heart. I never really understood how great my mom was until God started changing my heart. I realized just how undeserving I had been of her love. She loves me regardless of my behaviour. I can better understand the love that a mother has for their child as I come to understand how God sacrificed His Son for me because He loves me.

My life could have been a lot harder for me and it would have probably even been a real good lesson for me. My mother wouldn't have it. I should be struggling now, but everyday God blesses me through my mother. Thank God I am finally a blessing to her. I can't even imagine the amount of time my mother spent before the Lord petitioning on my behalf. For God's mercy. For God to intervene. For God to protect me. I became the unlovable and my mother's love for me didn't budge. I probably drained it from time to time. Never once did she fail to make me feel like she wasn't there. She has always been there for me.

When I didn't believe in God and I felt alone and helpless. I never felt abandoned or without a friend. I always have had my mom. My mother has been instrumental in my salvation. She has prayed many of prayers that have probably saved my life many of times. I love my, mom. She introduced me to God's people and encouraged me to be a part of His church. I'm at my church because of my mom's faithfulness. I'm in my Sunday School class because of my mom's love. I am a part of my church because of her faithfulness to the body of Christ that she has modeled over the years. She showed me that church is something important and to be taken seriously. She made me want to belong. That has been powerful in my walk with the Lord. I have grown so much through our church.

I have three of my own kids and all the time they remind me of how great my mom is. Mother's are heroes. Mine is. She's my hero. I love you, mom. You have been the one constant stability in my life. Thank you for that. You are such a blessing in my life. You are a blessing to my children. Thank you for the way you love on my children. They think you're great. You are.

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I LOVE YOU, MOM.

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