He woke Aspen, and used her to motivate me out of bed. Her heartbroken tears at the thought of not going got me up and moving even though we only had 20 minutes to get four females up, dressed, fed and out the door. Ashley skipped her usual long hair curling ritual. I threw on my clothes and helped Aspen dress. Shawn fed Abby and helped me dress her quickly. We were in the car by 9:04, only four minutes past our usual departure time.
The message? Marriage God's Way. I sat listening, and received a quadruple blessing. I was blessed because my needs and feelings about our difficulties were validated. I was blessed also in conviction, as I was reminded of my part in our marriage and my own failures and shortcomings. Perhaps the most joyful blessing though, was seeing Ashley blessed by the message as well. She has been moving closer to a spiritual awakening in the Lord for a while now, and today she too was touched and blessed by the lesson.
After we got home and enjoyed a delicious Mother's Day feast Shawn had prepared, I had the opportunity to follow up on the marriage sermon with this beautiful post on the love of Jesus. I've been praying for ways to glorify the Lord for my children that cannot be overshadowed by our marital issues, and here was the perfect lesson on love.
I was further blessed today in that in searching for the post I just mentioned, I found a link to this blog. The author's words ministered to my heart in just the way God knew I needed. I found guidance in this post, and this post in particular moved me deeply, to tears in fact.
As I sit writing this I feel humbled by all these blessings He heaped upon me today. I might have missed them, were it not for my precious little Aspen, who so loves to go to church. My cup truly does run over, and my heart is full.
Happy Mother's Day everyone!
1 comments:
Happy Mothers Day to you, Melinda! Thank heavens for tender mercies.
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