[Nfbk] Mother by Leslie B. Flynn

[Joey Couch]

From: Paul <oilofgladness47 at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 07:48:57 -0400
Subject: Mother by Leslie B. Flynn

The following article was published many years ago by the American
Tract Society.  Hope you all enjoy it.

A mother's love is proverbial.  One schoolteacher giving a lesson in
fractions asked, "Johnny, suppose there were seven in your family,
five children, a mother and father, a total of seven.  And suppose
there was a pie for dessert.  What fraction of the pie would you get?"

Johnny answered, "One-sixth."

"But you don't understand," replied the teacher.  "Don't you know
about fractions?"

"I know about fractions, and I know about mothers, too," remarked
Johnny.  "Mother would say she didn't want any!"

Many of us owe our mothers a debt of gratitude for the instruction they gave us.

A mother was asked by a neighbor, "Do you do any literary work?"

"Oh, yes," replied the mother.  "I'm writing two books."

"What are their titles?" asked the surprised mother.

Replied the mother, ""John and Mary.  My business is to write on the
minds and hearts of my children the lessons they will never forget."

A mother's example is a constant and long-lived testimony to her
children. Sunday school teachers were discussing the merits of various
translations of the Bible.  One commented, "I like my mother's
translation best.  She translated it into life, and it was the most
convincing translation I ever saw!"

Isn't it strange how we elevate careers and lower homemaking to the
commonplace? Think how many skills a mother must possess to carry out
her duties.  She must know something about teaching, interior
decorating, cooking, dietetics, psychology, hygiene, social relations,
clothing, household equipment, and a host of other things.

still, if a woman teaches someone else's children, she is given
professional status--a teacher.  But if she teaches her own children,
she is just a mother.  If she does interior decorating, she is a
career woman; if she decorates her own home, she is just a homemaker.
If she takes care of others, she's a nurse; but if she nurses her own
children, she's just a mom doing her job.

Yes, motherhood demands the skills of many and, unfortunately,
receives the recognition of few.

Profound is the influence of a mother.  But her job is far more than
providing for the welfare of her children.  Since a child is soft and
impressionable, a mother predominately shapes her child's views and
morals.  And "the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world."

The role of motherhood is a challenging, yet glorious, calling
involving values for time and eternity.  If you are a mother, do you
know God's viewpoint of life so you can impart His truths to your
children? Do you know God? Do you read the Bible?

The only way to experience the truest joys of being a mother is to
know God personally.  This is possible because "God so loved the world
that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall
not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).  When you trust Jesus
to forgive your sins, God can then demonstrate His love in and through
you.

In your relationship with God, you can also find strength and help to
meet every problem of motherhood.  In fact, the Bible plainly states
that "God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all
things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in
every good work" (II Corinthians 9:8).

Best of all, it's never too late to start being a Godly mother! end of article

I couldn't have written it better, but then again I'm not a woman or
that great a writer.  Hope you enjoyed reading this, and a double
blessing be yours as you pass it on to others.  Paul

Joey Couch
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