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article is written by the author itself and not by me, I am not trying to
violate their copyright. I will give some information on them. As it is Mother’s Day 2013, I
will post four devotions of the week articles.
PAGE TITLE: CBN Mother’s Day
Devotion
ARTICLE TITLE: A Triumphant Mom
DATE: N.A
AUTHOR: Janet Perez Eckles
AUTHOR
INFORMATION: Although
blind, Janet Perez
Eckles has been inspiring thousands to see the best in life.
She is an international speaker, writer and #1 bestselling author of Simply
Salsa: Dancing without Fear at God's Fiesta, Judson Press
2011. www.janetperezeckles.com
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I sat on the edge of the bed, wrinkled tissue in
hand. "Why me?"
I had asked that question with every tick tock of
the clock during sleepless nights.
At 31, a hereditary retinal disease robbed my
eyesight completely. It pulled a dark curtain of devastation and sorrow into my
life and erased any hope I had of being a productive mom to my three, five, and
seven-year-old sons.
One day, as self-pity was visiting again, a close
friend called.
"Just checking on you," she said.
"How are you doing?"
I wasn't doing. My life looked dark in every way
and the tasks of a blind mom were too much for me.
"Okay, I guess," I lied.
Then she said something profound. Something that
opened the eyes of my heart and changed everything.
"If you think about it," she said,
"your kids are really God's children. He is their Father and He's in
charge of all big and small things."
I wiped my tears, inhaled a deep sigh, and let that
truth sink into my heart. It brought the encouragement I needed to sweep away
those "poor-me" notions, and sparked a renewed passion to care for my
sons.
Now with a brighter outlook and a sweet love for my
role as their mom, I compiled my own list of what makes a "good" mom:
- A Mom who knows mistakes will be corrected in the hands of a loving God.
- A Mom who goes to sleep at night with dishes still in the sink, but a bedtime story in her kid's heart.
- A Mom who knows perfection will happen on the other side of heaven.
- A Mom who sees her kid's weaknesses and still smiles at his strengths.
- A Mom who places guilt in the garbage disposal of life.
- A Mom who leaves fingerprints on the glass door to place an imprint of love in her kid's heart.
- A Mom who looks in the mirror and smiles because she is molding one of the leaders of tomorrow.
- A Mom who picks shoes off the floor, thankful her kids can walk.
- A Mom who listens to endless chatter, thankful her kids can talk.
- A Mom who's signed a partnership with God.
- A Mom who stirs this sweetener in the coffee cup of her heart: "I can do all things through the Christ who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13)
And while she drops exhausted in bed at the end of
the day, truth shines through: It's not the items checked off on the to-do
list, accomplishments managed, the applause never heard or the help always
needed; but it's the certainty that echoes in her heart, that her true
greatness is in the Father's eyes, her sorrows are in His heart and her
triumphs are in His plans.
Copyright © 2013, Janet Perez Eckles, used by
permission.
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