April 11, 1934
To
you that may not seem like an important date, but to me it is. Clara Dell Grider was born on that date. She is my mother. There are really not enough words to describe her…she is just
simply the best. She is the most
generous, loving, selfless and nurturing person I know.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words…that is why I
chose this picture to post today. The look on my Mama’s face captures who she
is.
(You will notice that I am looking at
the camera…but she is looking at me.)
This picture was taken right after I had given birth for the
first time. My mother had always taken care of me and been the strongest person
in any room, but on that day when I was in labor with Cody, my oldest child, I
saw a side of her that I had never seen.
She was very uneasy. She said that she could not stay in the room
with me while I was in labor because she could not bear to see me in so much
pain. (Now that I am a mother, I totally understand. I would rather die than see one of my
children hurting.)
Afterwards, when she could finally come back in the room, everyone
else was looking at the baby, but she was looking at me. I know that she had to make sure that I was OK. That is what this picture conveys…her looking
at me with “love eyes” to make sure that her baby was OK. Nothing could ever take away the love that she has for me.
I am 43 years old…and I still know that she is looking at me
with that love and concern in her eyes…making sure her baby is OK. It reminds me of my Heavenly Father…looking
down on me with love eyes…making sure I am OK.
I have always known a mother’s love and I hurt for those
that have not ever felt that. I am so
very blessed. I think that is why it is so
easy for me to understand the love of Jesus. I know that some of you have never felt that kind of love from your parents
here on this earth...but I am here to tell you that there is One that loves you just like my Mama loves me...His name is Jesus. He is looking down from Heaven with eyes of love just for you.
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us..." 1John 3:16 NIV
Today is my mother’s birthday…and there could be no greater
gift for her than for someone to read these words and begin to grasp how much they are
loved by Jesus today.
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither
angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither
height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate
us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:38-39
Happy Birthday Mama!!!!! I love you so much!
