Moms

I have a grand-mom, a mom-in-law, and a mom.  I'm married to a mom of two, and I am the father of a mom-to-be someday.  I have an appreciation for moms.  I love all of my moms.

Today, I am at my parents' house.  Garin and I made the short trip to see my parents - Dad and I have a golf tournament to play in today at the fine establishment known as the Mustang Golf Club.  It will be fun...but I digress.

This morning, my mom told me that she'd been up a while worrying about my little brother.  It's just something mom's do.  She said that whenever she can't sleep she worries about her two boys.  That triggered something in me, as I thought about that and all of the other moms in my world.  

One of our core virtues at The Springs is Love:  I unconditionally love and forgive others.  For moms, this just might be the most natural of all the competencies that we espouse as Christ-followers.  Moms know how to love unconditionally.  Think about it.  The most hardened criminals in our prison system have "Mom" tattooed on their shoulder, and can count on that one letter a week being from their biggest cheerleader - Mom!  Moms have the ability to soften the toughest athletes and love us no matter what.  They love when their kids make weird career choices, move far away and bring sick grand kids to see them.  Moms love when their kids wake up in a pool of poo and when they lovingly say, "I love you."  They love by picking up, cleaning up and lifting up.  They love by reaching out, taking out and helping out.  They love by being Mom.

To all of my moms - Nana, Mom, Kay, Rhonda and Garin, I love you all and thank God for what you've been, what you are, and what you will be.