I know we are supposed to teach our children, but do you ever stop and think that God gives us our children to actually teach us?  Through this experience of becoming a mother, I have gained a deeper understanding, a richer knowing about myself and a fuller knowledge of God and his love for me. And therein lies the blessing.

Yes, the storms come for reasons I will not like nor understand. They come in many forms; a hard marriage, troubled children, illness, and even death. In this broken world, Jesus told us we would face storms. The waters will get dark, scary and hard. Yet Psalm 23 reminds us that the God who silences the waves is our shepherd. He is present with me in the storm and his presence leads me to still water.

“Motherhood: a story about coffee getting cold.” I’m not sure what wise woman came up with this but I know first hand that the narrative of a mother’s day can be determined by the number of times she has to warm up her coffee.