By Dawn Rhymer
(This blog was originally published in January 2013.)
"A slight rewording of John 15:13 may be helpful for us Christian moms: “Greater love hath no mom than this, that a mom lay down her life for her family.” Laying down our lives doesn’t sound fun, but Jesus said that whoever loses his life for God’s sake finds it—and the life we find in Him is abundant! What perspective, hope and blessing!" -- Kari Lewis
I have recently started to receive the magazine Home School Enrichment. I'm actually not sure why. I have a suspicion that I may have signed up for it when I attended a home school conference this summer (I guess that makes sense, but I have no memory of it). As I look at the mailing label, I see that it is a sample subscription. Maybe someone out there signed me up for a sample subscription. If you did, thank you.
I have recently started to receive the magazine Home School Enrichment. I'm actually not sure why. I have a suspicion that I may have signed up for it when I attended a home school conference this summer (I guess that makes sense, but I have no memory of it). As I look at the mailing label, I see that it is a sample subscription. Maybe someone out there signed me up for a sample subscription. If you did, thank you.
Originally, I wasn't feeling very thankful. One more piece of unwanted junk mail showing up on my kitchen counter. One more thing off which to tear my address, put in the shred pile, and cause me to feel a twinge of guilt as it went in the trash instead of in the recycle bin. One more thing...
But somehow, one of these magazines found its way to my favorite reading corner. Somehow, it got picked up and randomly thumbed through. Somehow, my eyes settled on the article "No One Else Named Mom." And in that instant, as meaningless coincidence was replaced by the reminder of the power of providence, hope blazed in my heart and I was ready not to return to the battle but to the blessing of my family.
I hope that you can be as encouraged by this article as I was by reading and rereading it [and reading it again over four years later in June 2017]. You can find it here.
But somehow, one of these magazines found its way to my favorite reading corner. Somehow, it got picked up and randomly thumbed through. Somehow, my eyes settled on the article "No One Else Named Mom." And in that instant, as meaningless coincidence was replaced by the reminder of the power of providence, hope blazed in my heart and I was ready not to return to the battle but to the blessing of my family.
I hope that you can be as encouraged by this article as I was by reading and rereading it [and reading it again over four years later in June 2017]. You can find it here.