I Love My Mother




What do you think that a mother should have as a main focus (or priority), at least as far as her children are concerned? What should a mother have as a main concern about her children?
Well, I’d sort of like to answer those questions there by referring you to Psalm 127. It says that “As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of the youth.”
Children are like arrows. When they are young, you should spend your time sharpening (teaching) them. Then, during the day of battle, you will have nice, sharp arrows ready to shoot from your quiver -and the more the better, of course!
We are constantly fighting a spiritual battle, are we not? It is a battle against Satan and the powers of darkness! “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” -Eph.6:12 There is so much darkness in America today, but it seems that there are only a few shining arrows sharpened and ready to pierce that darkness. Our children should become those arrows. By the time they are teenagers, we should have them ready to pierce the darkness with truth and light. We, as young people now, are the future, and our children after us, will be the next future. What will that future be like, I wonder?
Then the realization hits and stuns me. My question of what should a mother’s main focus (or priority) be, at least as far as her children are concerned, is completely answered! So what should it be? Why, to teach her children the truth, of course! Ah, so many times when I think of all the young ladies out there who are seeking worldly careers, my heart sighs. Oh, if only they could see that the greatest opportunity to shape the world, the future, is there directly at their fingertips...
Children. Children are the answer...and mothers who will dedicate their lives to those children! Mothers who will teach their children the way of truth, and who will guide their little footsteps into the paths of righteousness, by God’s sovereign mercy, grace, and power! What could be a better, more pleasing career for a woman, to God? What career would be more furthering to His spiritual kingdom?
If you feel that there is nothing more to being a mother than changing dirty diapers, wiping sticky fingers, cooking meals, and cleaning house, you are wrong. There is a lot more to being a mother than that! True, if, as a mother, you see yourself doing nothing more than that, then I can see why you might think it to be a drudge and a bore. You see, you have to have a godly vision! You have to see the future for what’s it’s going to be after your children grow up and leave home (if you faithfully teach them by the Word of God). Then, act upon that vision. Do your daily housewife and mothering duties with that vision in mind. With a vision, housework will become a delight, and to teach your children will become the burden of your heart. You will then begin to actually desire to do that which God ordained that we, as women, are to do. -That being, to multiply and fill the earth, and to bring up our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. For a Christian, this is what being a mother should really be all about!
So many young women might say, “Oh, but I could minister to others through my career... Isn’t that good?” Oh, but just think of how many more people you could minister to, if you were to just stay at home and raise a large, godly family the way God intended for you to. Just imagine all the bright, shining arrows you could raise to shoot out for Christ. -a preacher here, a teacher there, a counselor here, a missionary there... a godly mother who is dedicated to raising more shining arrows here, another godly mother who is ready to raise more shining arrows here, and the list could go on and on...
Not only that, but by staying home, you would be blessing your children, witnessing to your children, ministering to and teaching your children... who should be some of the dearest people on earth to you! Surely there would be joy and pleasure in doing such a thing.
Some might say, “Being a housewife is such a drudge!” but I say, “It can’t possibly be so if your heart is truly in the right place. And, being a godly mother can, and will make a difference in the world, despite what the world will tell you.
Satan doesn’t want to see women choosing motherhood as their career. Children who are raised by godly mothers are his worst, and most feared and hated enemies. -And the more there are of them, the worse it is for him. “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” -Gen.3:15 Let’s fight him! Let’s fight I say, and do exactly what he doesn’t want us to do -be godly mothers dedicated to raising as many godly children as we can for the Lord!
There is a reward in heaven for the godly dedicated mother.
- Written in dedication to our dear mother who consistently prays for her children and seeks to raise them in accordance to the Word. "Thank you, Mom, for your love and for all that you have taught and done for us. We love you!!!"
Love from,
Summer, Melody, Tommy, Charity,
Samuel, Harmony, and Autumn


I love my mother so much! She is a full- time homemaker, very kind and loving to her ten children. She works very hard for her family’s benefit. When there is a question I want to know the answer to, I ask my mother. I am so thankful for the wonderful mother God has given me. She homeschools us because she loves us, and she knows that God wants her to. My mother loves me so much, and I love her. It is so nice to be her daughter. She is a wonderful mother! I love her!!
-Jemima Ueland - Mansfield, MO


I love my mother dearly! She loves each one of her 10 children and wants every one that God chooses to give her. She cooks, cleans, schools us, and everything else that busy mothers do! A few years ago, (when we were too little to help much) I remember almost every night after we (and Dad) went to bed, Mom would be very tired from working all day, but she would stay up another hour or two cleaning the house and doing other work that needed to be done downstairs.
I thank the Lord for a mother like her. I cannot imagine my life without her. She is a great encouragement to me many times.
One thing I’m very glad she taught me is to work. I used to be very lazy, but Mom has taught me to work a lot and not to mind it (weelll...not always =) )
Another thing I couldn’t do without Mom’s help is my newsletter. She spends at least as much time as I do on it, and maybe more.
I am so blessed to have a mother like mine. She is a wonderful example to her five daughters!
I LOVE YOU MOM!
- Mary Ueland - Mansfield, MO


When I saw your request for little articles on why we love our mothers, I knew that I should write! It isn’t very hard to love my mom (Dorinda), as she is a very loving person, and so kind and sweet. She is one of the most cheerful people I have ever seen, always smiling or laughing about something or other. She is also a very hard worker and is an inspiration for me to have a good work ethic. But even though she is always busy, she makes time for her family and friends, and is very caring and friendly. Although Mama suffers from frequent migraine headaches, she rarely complains, and doesn’t let them slow her down much most of the time. And she’s more than just a mom; she’s my best friend, and the one person in whom I can safely confide. Best of all, Mama is a devoted Christian who dearly loves her Saviour! I know my mom has her faults, but I still love and admire her. I’m sure that by now it’s not hard for you to see why I love my mom! =)
-Keisha Hightower - Buffalo, MO


Truly one of the most wonderful blessings that the Lord has blessed me with, is with a wonderful mother! She is my very best friend on earth (actually both of my parents and my brothers and sisters are my best friends on earth!), and I love her so much. All my life she has been an excellent mother, and I am thankful for her faithfulness and diligence in being what the Lord wants her to be.
There are many things about my mom that I admire and want to copy. She has a desire and a willingness to be a godly woman, and she is such a wonderful example to me in this! I don’t have to wonder or struggle about what a woman should be, I don’t have to read “how-to” books on becoming a godly woman, and I don’t have to look for examples elsewhere...because, after the Bible, my mother is my #1 example of what a Christian woman should be. I’ve learned, through my mom (as well as my dad), that women should look to God and His Word for instruction in marriage, childbearing, child rearing, schooling, clothing, submission, and in every area of life and for every problem. I realize that I, as a Christian, should find out what the Bible says about everything, and obey and do exactly that, and not follow the “traditional” worldly way of living. That was taught and instilled in me by my parents, and they live out faithfully what they teach their children.
Through my mother, I have learned that a woman’s highest calling is to be a wife and mother, and that she can only be content and satisfied by being exactly what the Lord wants her to be. I am daily learning and preparing for that day in which I will become a wife and mother, and some of the best lessons I learn in this area are from my Mom. She is always striving to be unselfish, quiet, loving, wise, and understanding, and she works hard. Many times she corrects me in a gentle loving way, and I am so thankful for her help! I am so glad that she cares enough about me that she is willing to train, teach, direct, and guide her daughter, as well as her other children! How blessed I am!
Mom, thank you so much for being such a wonderful mother. Thank you for being faithful, for loving your husband and children, and for being a true “Titus 2” woman. You are so sweet, and your desire to please the Lord and your walk with Him is so very evident... I love you Mom!
-Amy Adele Zander - Bardwell, KY


Dear Heavenly Father,
T hank you for my Mother! She has been through many hard times and been so faithful through it all. I know it must be you walking by her side and in those especially difficult times, you must have carried her!
I remember when I was 8 and being so happy because Mommy was “going to have a baby” and then Mom telling me that our baby “Jesse” went to be with Jesus. She trusted you!
When I was 9, Mom had to be on bed rest for 2 months because of complications in the beginning of another pregnancy. She was so cheerful telling me how to do everything: cooking, cleaning, washing etc.... then at 24 weeks along, she had to go to the hospital and was put on 2 heavy medications. One of them made her feel like she was burning up from the inside out. I don’t think I could have taken it, Jesus. She said she felt you right by her side. Then I got to be there when little Luke was born at 25 weeks. He was so tiny and perfect- just 1 lb 14 oz. “30 ounces of love” Daddy nicknamed him. Mommy said “He looks just like you girls did”. That was the only time I saw him. Then one week later, Daddy and Mommy told us 3 girls that you had taken Luke to be with you in heaven. (That was the only time Mommy got to hold him as they sang him into your loving hands). We were very sad, but she told us that you love Luke even more than we do.
In early 1993 Mom got a virus, and then she seemed to always be tired. We figured out she had “Chronic Fatigue/Immune deficiency syndrome” which meant that Mom would be exhausted all the time and was extremely sensitive to perfumes, dyes, scents, etc... She would sometimes get discouraged, but she always looked to you, Lord- her source of strength. Then in the summer of ’94 you showed us a natural food that made her free of all the symptoms. Thank you so much, Jesus, for making Mom well! August 1993 you gave my parents another son, Joshua who almost died at birth. But you, Lord Jesus, gave Mom the strength to push him out. (It was a very serious problem- “prolapsed cord”), but you knew all about it, Lord. His name means “God is Saviour”! Mom prayed during that hard time, “Dear God, this baby is in Your hands! I will trust you no matter what, Lord!”
November 1993, my Mom’s Dad (80) died. Oh Lord, I didn’t even know ‘till much later that Grandpa was my Mom’s biggest (and probably only) fan of large family, homeschooling, etc... She said it was Your will, Lord, that he went to be with you.
In December 1993, Auntie Sue (49) died (Daddy’s sister) of cancer. We weren’t expecting it so soon, Jesus, but you knew what you were doing, and you even took her in her sleep. Thank you. Mom was so strong and helped many people who were hurting.
December 1994 was when Mom and I went to my cousin's baby funeral. (The baby died at 5 months in her womb). They named him Luke also, and they didn’t even know we had a Luke in heaven, too! You gave Mommy the words to write a special poem for the mother.
In early 1995 we were so happy Mom was expecting another blessing. I remember I could hardly wait to call my friends, but I had to be patient a little longer... Then Mom started to have some problems with the pregnancy. We prayed and prayed Mom wouldn’t miscarry, and you, Jesus, made Mommy well. We did so want to have a boy for Joshua to play with, and you blessed us with Caleb, who was Mom’s first baby to be born on his due date. (It was August 28th, and it was also Jesse’s and Luke’s due date.) Mom got so tired at the end of his birth. Thank you for giving her the strength she needed.
Just a few short months again, on December 16, 1996, I answered the phone, and it was my Mom’s Tante Hanna (Aunt) (one of my Omi’s sisters). Mom came into the kitchen to pick up the phone, and our eyes met for a split second. We just knew that our Omi (64) (Grandma in German), my Mom’s Mom must have died. “Why else would we be getting a call at 8 in the morning on a Monday from Germany?” Well, Jesus, it was true you had called her home just a few hours earlier. Mom had such peace through it all. She kept telling people that she was so glad you let Omi go back to the little village where she grew up like she always wanted to and have a wonderful 6 months visiting with and witnessing to her three remaining sisters and long ago friends. Thank you for preparing us for her death. I think we all somehow knew we wouldn’t see Omi again on the earth, especially when we took her to the S.F. airport on that day in May, 1996. We were so sad, but You gave us peace!
O Lord, thank you for my Godly Mother. She says You have given her all the words for the many poems she has written to bless people with. Her life is truly showing the meanings of her names, Ruth: Compassionate, Elizabeth: Consecrated to God, and Rose: Giver of love. When I look at her, I think of you, Jesus!
Oh, I pray that when I am a wife and Mother (as I hope to be someday), I will be just like my Mother- trusting and fearing You.
In Jesus name. Amen.

This prayer was written for my dear Mother whom I love so very much, but I am afraid that I don’t tell it to her enough. My Mother turned 36 on June 8th!
Dear Sisters, let us strive to love and serve our Mothers much more and show them how much we appreciate all they do for us. I will close with the words of my Mother’s favorite verse: “May the God of hope fill you will all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)
Love,
Sarah Rose - San Leandro,CA


I suppose I wasn’t very old when I first heard my mom say it, but the point is I heard it for the first time sometime and countless other times since. What mom said is this, “My children are my ministry and my life’s work.” Whenever I hear this, my chest swells with pride, and I can’t keep a smile from my lips. I mean, who wouldn’t be proud of a little woman devoted to you and your six brothers and sisters like that? =) My mom doesn’t just say we are her ministry. She lives like we are her ministry. . .because we are. She has always been there to help us, train us, pray with and for us, give advice, be a friend and someone to talk to, and love us! Mom isn’t perfect, but she comes awful close. Why? Because my mom lets Jesus Christ live through her, and she loves HIM! I am very thankful to God for such a wonderful mom, and when I grow up I want to be just like her. . .if I can.
-Rachel Hope Poteet - Nashville, TN


My mother is as lovely as a flower in the spring. I think she is beautiful on the outside, but I find I cherish what is on the inside. My mother is a kind, godly, loving woman. Our whole family relies on her in so many ways. She is a fine housekeeper, a good cook, a diligent teacher, but to me, what matters the most is that she is a close friend. My mother is my best friend. We talk and laugh together, and sometimes when the going is hard, we cry together. She is my closest confidant. I know I can share my deepest secrets, my greatest dreams, and they will be safe with her. Of course, as happens with even the best of friends, sometimes we have had our arguments. There was the time that I said ...well, it does not matter. I think that, though we would rather avoid those disagreements, we have learned from them, and they have brought us closer together. I love my mother! I am so blessed to have such a friend to walk with along the road of life. Someone to help me over the difficult times and teach me to help others as we go along. My mother has so many qualities I would like to possess. I hope someday I will be a great deal like her.
-Rachel Lee - Ovilla, TX


M ost of the time I take my mother for granted. It’s not until I begin to realize that not all mothers are like mine that I even begin to appreciate Mommy.
Mommy has homeschooled me all my life. She’s taught me about nutrition and books and made me exercise when I’d rather curl up with a book. =) But that’s not the most important thing she’s done for me.
Mommy is always there for me. She endures and listens and helps me so patiently through my struggles; she encourages me and sets an example for me of truly seeking after God.
Thank-you, Mommy, for everything.
- Becky Schmaltz - Sackachewan, Canada


"A Mama's Heart"
A Letter I wrote for my children
by Mrs. Marsha Marshall


As I ponder for a few moments on my calling as a mother, I can’t help but think back to those days as a young girl when I would tell my mom and dad that I wanted at least a dozen children.
Now it is some 25 years later, and I’m 36 years old with 10 precious blessings here with me and Papa and 2 little ones in Heaven
Over the years as our family has grown, my heart has been blessed as each new baby came along.
Each one of you, yet in some ways like one of your brothers or sisters, yet uniquely different as well.
We have red heads, brown heads, and blondies. We have freckles and no freckles. We have soft spoken ones and louder ones. =) We have just what God wanted us to have, and we are truly blessed!
Yes, it is a lot of hard work being of mother of ten lively children. It’s extra hard sometimes to keep our small home in order. (We have two mobile homes added together. =) ) It’s not always easy to keep up with all the work that having a big family involves. But let me say I’m very happy doing what I do, and I wouldn’t change things at all.
I don’t look at you children and dream about “all the things I could be doing with my life”. What more could I be doing that would honor God than to train up my children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord?
I know there are so many areas of my life where I don’t honor God as much as I could, but I am striving each day to try and give more glory to Him than the day before.
I just want you babies to know that I love each and every one of you dearly, and that I know that I am truly blessed of God to have such wonderful children to share my life with.
Love you always,
Mama



The Love of a Mother

It takes a mother’s love
To make a house a home,
A place to be remembered,
No matter where we roam.
It takes a mother’s patience
To bring a child up right,
And her courage and her cheerfulness
To make a dark day bright.
It takes a mother’s thoughtfulness
To mend the heart’s deep “hurts”,
And her skill and her endurance
To mend little socks and shirts.
It takes a mother’s kindness
To forgive us when we err,

To sympathize in trouble
And bow her head in prayer.
It takes a mother’s wisdom
To recognize our needs
And to give us reassurance
By her loving words and deeds.
It takes a mother’s endless faith,
Her confidence and trust
To guide us through the pitfalls
Of selfishness and lust.
And that is why in all this world
There could not be another
Who could fulfill God’s purpose
As completely as a mother!


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