Moms make it better

   It was 4:45am, not a good time of the day for me. I held my petite 22-month-old in my arms trying to convince her to go back sleep.....so I could go back to sleep. It's not easy facing the morning with a not-so-full night's sleep. Especially when there will be four children with breakfast demands and issues with kindness and consideration.

   My back hurt. Viktoria is no longer an infant, and holding her close while hovering over her bed was not the most comfortable position I could imagine. In my mind I was begging, "Please stop resisting and give in my sweet little girl." I began to sing a lullaby. I held her close and pressed her cheek to mine as we rocked and sang, "Rock-a-bye Baby." She was still and calm and at the end of the song she turned her face and gave me the sweetest and most sincere kiss I have ever received from her. She reached for her bottle (a sign of surrender to night-night time) and I laid her down and went back to bed.

   As I laid in bed trying to get back to sleep, I thought to myself. "Moms make it all better." And we do because we have super powers. Super powers given to us by God Himself. We have super kisses that can make boo-boos feel better and make husbands feel loved. We have super hugs that comfort broken hearts and give courage to fearful minds. We have Super voices that can calm babies and put toddlers to sleep. We are super-moms and we didn't even know it. :-)

   There is a reason that I still want my mom when I'm hurt, lonely, sick, scared or just plain sad. It's because moms make it better. They chase away the boogie man when you're afraid of the dark. They pray with you in bed and tuck you in so you feel safe. Moms nurse you back to health when you're feeling ill. They teach you how to treat others and help you become the person God created you to be. Moms who love Jesus make the whole world better.

   Thank you for all you do to make this world a better place by raising good people to follow God's calling in the next generation. Thank you for the late nights and early mornings. The perseverance when it took all you had just to get through the day. Thank you for the little sacrifices that no one notices and the tears that no one ever saw. Thank you for the pain you endured and the patience you're still learning and the love that you show unconditionally. Thank you for the hard lessons, the fun lessons and the mistakes you made along the way. Thank you for your strength and faith as you watched your little birdies take flight and leave the nest.

   YOU mama, you make it better. You make the whole world better.

Happy Mother's Day