He's Got All of Us Moms in His Hands

In my part of the world the sun is shining and birds are singing as I begin my morning – this as opposed to the mountains of snow and freezing temperatures of late. What a refreshing glimpse of what’s around the bend: spring. Oh sure, we’ll have more snow and more frigid weather. Mother Nature always seem to make one last stand at the end of this month or near the beginning of April, but then she relinquishes her grip and allows warmth to fill our lives once more.

This weather description mimics life. We endure our trials until we feel we can’t possibly take another downturn. But then comes a spring for us. A time when maybe, just maybe, things begin to look up. Perhaps it’s a realization that our children are growing up and the acknowledgement that we haven’t done a half bad job at raising them. Or our efforts at work pay off in the form of a raise. Or maybe we’ve just enjoyed the first night of uninterrupted sleep after having brought our baby home from the hospital. Various points along the mom spectrum but the feelings are quite similar: relief – the Ahhh moments of life.

Relief that what we are doing is reaping rewards. We moms need encouragement, words of praise every so often, just like our children. So God sends sunshine to warm hearts, or smiles to melt our fears. God knows what we need before we know. Just like we know what our children really need before they know. As we watch, waiting patiently for our children to come around to what’s right, God watches over all His children – moms especially, I think – to come around to His way of thinking. God’s pretty smart – He knows who has the power to change the direction of a family, to whom youngsters run for advice. So God watches over “His” moms extra carefully. God keeps us moms in the palm of His hand. I can’t think of a safer place to be!