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Worth Your While  

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Our nation has set aside this day to honor our others—both those who are still living and those who have gone on to their reward. There are several ways to do this. Some of the more common ones include giving a special gift to your mom, be it a bouquet of flowers or a new piece of jewelry. Maybe some chocolates. Some people make a special effort to visit their mother if they live some distance, and they often honor Mom by attending worship with her. If you are in this category, you are especially welcomed in the worship hour today.

If a trip to Mom’s is not an option for you, contacting via phone or e-mail is always nice. With today’s technology, you might even want to set up a Skype account and video chat with Mom over the Internet.

Here are a couple of suggestions that you may not have thought of, but are really some of the best things to do to honor your mother today: Give generously to the annual “Mother’s Day Offering” which benefits the Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services (If you're not located in Illinois, find a worthy cause to support in honor of your Mom). Share your faith in Jesus with an unsaved friend or family member.

However you plan to do it, honor your mother today.

(Here are two of my favorite Mothers)

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One for the Funny Bone  

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They say that necessity is the mother of invention. And apparently the necessity of a mother is inventive. My wife found a news item about one Dawn Meehan who blogs here. The upshot of it is, this mother of (too many) has a knack for writing. Her trip from hell to the grocery store that resulted in an ebay auction gained her huge amounts (HUGE amounts) of attention. According to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch story, she is now sought after by the publishing and media industry in the manner of a Benny Hill closing credits scene. Read today's story here.

Take a gander at her blog and see what all the hoopla is about. And if you so feel inclined, check out some of her sponsors.

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Moms  

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Mother’s Day is upon us. It’s not too late to grab a card and rush it off in the post, order a nice bouquet of flowers, or determine to call your mother on Sunday. Some are planning on honoring their mother by joining her for church this Sunday. Let me suggest that you honor her by attending church every week—whether it can be with her or not. This would be a most appropriate gift to give your mother.

Today, I’d like to honor mothers, mothers-to-be, and mothers-could-be wherever they may be. Mothers come in a variety of packages—big, small, young, old, dark, light, and everything in between. They present themselves differently as well: working mothers, stay-at-home mothers, strict and lenient, stern and soft. Whatever variety you own, it is a gift. Let me sing the praises of just a few as representative:

The mother who works because she has to: I grew up in this household. My mom was one who could work a full day corralling kids in whatever grade she was teaching at the time and come home to make a tasty meal that was filling to all, keep the house clean and dishes washed with never so much a complaint. She was a task-master, my mom, assigning jobs and supervising them all while grading papers and teaching us to love one another and Jesus. It was greatly because of my mother’s influence that I personally said yes to Jesus at an early age. Thanks, Mom, I love you.

The mother who works in the home: I’m thankful that God has provided a way for my blushing bride to remain at home and be the first influence on our children. Stay-at-home moms are to be praised because they find ways to stretch the shrinking dollars to keep groceries on the table and clothes on the backs of families that are often continuing to grow. My sweet wife finds ways to keep my children busy and entertained (not always with the television, but with activity and “free play” time as well). They are adjusting and learning to care for others within and out of our family. Thanks, Sweetheart, for all that you do.

The adoptive mother: This mom comes in two varieties. (1) The mother who shares the love of motherhood by adopting a child who has lost parents or whose biological parents don’t (for whatever reason) want them. I have friends and acquaintances that have done this and my applause is for you. Taking in a child to love as your own is a task that is laudable in any situation. Thanks, Marianne, Beth, and Diana for being mothers who took in “unwanted” children and made them “wanted” once again. (2) Also, I have seen mothers who, whether they have biological children of their own or not, have become “mother” to a myriad of children. These are those who become the mother for the one whose mother is away or distant, for the one who just wants some more love, for the one who are part of a group that need “mothering”. Thanks, Shirley (Momma) for being willing to share the love with a generation of teenagers.

Thanks, Mom, whoever and wherever you are.

Again, the mothers mentioned are just a representative of all the mothers that are. Feel free to honor your own mom(s) in the comment area.

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