It comes around once each year, and moms and kids start scrambling for gift ideas for dear old Dad. Dads can be notoriously challenging when it comes to giving them gifts. But we suspect that the majority of dads are most grateful not for the gift but for the gift-givers, those wives and children who make their lives complete and bring joy and purpose to their days.
In Joshua 4:1-9 we read that after Israel had crossed the Jordan river, a member from each tribe was to take a stone and erect a memorial of their crossing. The stone memorial was to be a generational reminder of God’s miraculous parting of the river so that the people might cross over. The expectation was that children would ask their fathers about the memorial and that fathers would explain what God had done for them as a people.
It is right and good for us to remember the sacrifice of so many that made our country possible and that has preserved us as a nation. It is even better to remember with eternal gratitude the sacrifice that made our redemption possible.
Are you the perfect mother? Did you have a mom who was the perfect mother? Actually, these really aren’t fair questions because in a fallen world there is no such thing as a perfect mother. The good news is, no woman is expected to be the perfect mom. For those who are moms or who expect or hope one day to be a mom, the good news is you can be a good mom—even an outstanding mom—without being perfect.
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