In Honor of Mother's Day

It's mother's day. One of the best days for me. Most years my family pampers me. My husband makes dinner, the kids buy gifts (gone are the days when they used to make a paper gift, or color something) and we have a great day together. I can't remember a bad mother's day. I suppose some years it hasn't lived up to my expectations, or I ended up doing the dishes, or one of the kids wasn't around. This year my oldest daughter is missing. I would like it if all my kids just lived down the street all their lives and dropped in for tea, a movie, or just to hang out. Even though that's what I'd like, especially on mother's day, what really is most important to me is that all our children are first and foremost followers of Christ. So if that means that they must live away and minister or serve God in another part of the world then ultimately that's what I also want for their lives. My oldest daughter is in Hawaii and will be off on a mission trip soon. She may end up being gone for 8 months and be in parts of the world that I have no idea what it even looks like. She won't be down the street. She won't be dropping by. Yet she is following Christ with all her heart and that's what really matters. So even though I may have a meal made for me, or a gift or two to open, the best mother's day is knowing my children know the Lord and that their desire is to serve him wherever they may be.