The Movies

Monday night I went to the movies. I can count on one hand the number of times I have been to a movie in the last 9 years that Ron and I have been married. We just usually don't go, but a friend invited me and I knew Ron wouldn't want to see a chick flick, so I went. We saw, My Sisters Keeper. What an emotional movie. It was funny at times and very hard to watch emotionally at times. The last few days, as I have reviewed the story in my head, I can't help but wonder how would I react if Jesus called my babies to Him?! As a mother, how would I react?

I still remember the day Ron and I knelt at our couch in our home in Jackson, Mississippi when we found out our first child was coming. We prayed that Jesus would help us be good parents and protect our little boy as he grew and came into this world. After he was born we prayed for his little hips and again asked Jesus for protection over him. We've prayed many, many, many times, both together and individually for all of our children.

All 3 of the boys have been dedicated and Maddie is scheduled to be in a few weeks. I remember the vows clearly and remember thinking, "this is not Ron and I's baby". We have simply been given the responsibility and awesome privilege of raising, training and developing this little life for Jesus. What an awesome privilege we have.

And so my thoughts over these last few days have been, "what if Jesus called one of them home?" Do I have a responsibility as a Christian Mother? I believe I do. I pray I never have to go through something so traumatic, but my prayer is that Jesus would give me strength. That through the little lives that Ron and I are raising, people might see Jesus in a new way. That we might live every day that Jesus gives us to raise HIS children to the absolute fullest and best of our ability. What a responsibility, what a privilege, what an awesome undertaking parenting is.