tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319511.post2807224181267598833..comments2023-06-09T01:37:11.771-07:00Comments on 802.heaven: To a friendErika Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15076744169721672994noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319511.post-26152523359874072932011-04-01T08:43:46.546-07:002011-04-01T08:43:46.546-07:00You are very right. I wish I had that wisdom going...You are very right. I wish I had that wisdom going into my life as a parent. God has put something into a mother's heart that is nearly indescribable. It is a fierce passion for the protection of her child. That passion to protect is a small bud at the moment she finds she is with child and grows into full bloom the moment she gazes into her baby's face. But,unlike a flower, it doesn't fade. It remains on through her or her child's life. It does change form, which is very difficult for some mothers to endure, but it remains.<br /><br />God has given a mother a special calling as advocate and prayer warrior for the one He has placed in her care. Her relationship with her God will never be the same, because her life has expanded. It is very easy, however, to wrap oneself in the life of the child and forget that God knows what is absolutely best for him or her. Sometimes that which is best is pain. It hurts like nothing else for a mom. And God knows and understands.<br /><br />As a young mother, I found great comfort in the last part of Isaiah 40:11. It says that God carries His lambs, His little ones, in His arms and gently leads those who are with young. The Creator of motherhood knows and understands.<br /><br />I pray that this time in your friend's life will be an Ebenezer stone of rememberance that Almighty God is very present and working His best.Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115555552460384719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319511.post-15814066033609830652011-03-31T23:31:15.855-07:002011-03-31T23:31:15.855-07:00I particulary like the last sentence of the main p...I particulary like the last sentence of the main paragraph.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074624027484196789noreply@blogger.com