Exodus 20:12 (The Message) Honor your father and your mother so that you'll live a long time in the land that God, your God, is giving you.
Mother's Day is the most bittersweet day of the year. While I certainly do my best to honor the unconditional love of my own mother, I love you mom! The most overwhelming feeling is to stay in bed with the covers over my head. For the entire Mother's Day weekend, EVERY where I go people are wishing me a "Happy Mother's Day"!! I know, I know, they are just being polite but the assumption that I because I am a woman; I am also a mother is just too much....
A couple of years ago I decided that going to church on Mother's Day is no longer a possibility. At any moment during the service I could cause a spectacle by falling out in my pew, the ushers may have to rush over to fan me, or even worse they would have to escort me out to the little room with the cot. I know the Lord wants us to praise and worship Him in the good times and bad but I am just not a mature/evolved enough Christian to not care what people think. I can just imagine what my church people would say, "Please keep our sister in your prayers, she is going to have to spend some time in the loony bin."
So instead, my husband and I established our own Mother's Day tradition, we prepare our garden for our summer vegetables! There is nothing like venting my frustration by turning our soil over, hauling in some fresh compost, and planting our new vegetables. See, people with no kids still know how to have a good time!
Mother's Day is the most bittersweet day of the year. While I certainly do my best to honor the unconditional love of my own mother, I love you mom! The most overwhelming feeling is to stay in bed with the covers over my head. For the entire Mother's Day weekend, EVERY where I go people are wishing me a "Happy Mother's Day"!! I know, I know, they are just being polite but the assumption that I because I am a woman; I am also a mother is just too much....
A couple of years ago I decided that going to church on Mother's Day is no longer a possibility. At any moment during the service I could cause a spectacle by falling out in my pew, the ushers may have to rush over to fan me, or even worse they would have to escort me out to the little room with the cot. I know the Lord wants us to praise and worship Him in the good times and bad but I am just not a mature/evolved enough Christian to not care what people think. I can just imagine what my church people would say, "Please keep our sister in your prayers, she is going to have to spend some time in the loony bin."
So instead, my husband and I established our own Mother's Day tradition, we prepare our garden for our summer vegetables! There is nothing like venting my frustration by turning our soil over, hauling in some fresh compost, and planting our new vegetables. See, people with no kids still know how to have a good time!
For my sisters that are on this journey with me, I wanted to share a hilarious, laugh-out-loud, blog called
The following is a re-post of one of the blogs recent 'tips'
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Fertility Tip Number 8,043 —> Try not to have an emotional breakdown about infertility in the workplace. You never know if you’re going to be on an episode of Undercover Boss.
“May-Lou, I’ve called you into my office because I am not really Gus, the pizza delivery guy. I am Constantine the third, the CEO of your workplace. During our time together, I noticed that you spent a lot of time crying in the bathroom and cursing at a box of tampons. As a company, we have decided to pay for all of your fertility treatments, and promote you to a different department for infertility insane workers.”
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So, for all the Mothers and Mothers-To-Be-But-You-Don't-Know-When-Its-Going-To-Happen,
Happy Mothers Day!!
And if you do find yourself falling out or having a breakdown, learn from my mistakes, try your best to protect your head and neck!!
But when all else fails, just praise Him anyhow.....In Jesus name
Hi KBaker,
ReplyDeleteThanks for making it real :)
I used to attend every Mother's Day service, more of my guardian personality. I finally realized that it was better to be honest with God than just go through the motions of attending. One year I felt so guilty that I was not in church, I watched it on the internet.
I Thank God that He is with us in the midst of our pain.
Thanks for sharing it was truly a Blessing & Happy Mother's Day!
I completely agree Dcharlot, Mother's Day is tough, but thank God for being with us through the pain.
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