Happy Birthday, Mom
>> Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Today is my Mom's birthday -- the first one in my lifetime that I won't be able to celebrate with her, or call her up and chat about life, or even wrap her up a present (the postman doesn't deliver to heaven, after all). I miss Mom, and I think about her often. I can barely imagine the limitless joy she is experiencing in God's presence, and I look forward to being there with her one day.
I'm also thinking about Margo's Mom today as we pack up the car and head west. We're dropping me off in Indiana to spend the weekend with friends, and then Margo and Becky are heading down to Kentucky to be with Margo's Mom as she goes through the next round of chemotherapy. I'll join them there at the end of the weekend... just in time to celebrate Margo's Mom's birthday next Monday. I'm reminded once again how precious life is, how special each moment is with our loved ones, and how important it is to savor and celebrate each birthday because there's no guarantee we'll be together for the next one.
So go hug someone you love today. Let them know how much you love them and treasure them. Celebrate their life and the blessing God is giving you through them.
My name is Scott Heine, and I'm on a life-long journey to become more like Jesus and to share his life-changing love with others. I'm the Pastor of Hope Christian Fellowship in Warrenton, Virginia — a great church family full of terrific people. My wife, Margo, and I have three teenage kids: Benjamin, Elizabeth, and Rebecca, along with a couple of spoiled English Springer Spaniels named Dixie & Rose.
2 comments:
We celebrated two birthdays while at Hilton Head, and two while in Michigan. I remember as a kid always celebrating three or four each summer in Norway as well ~ hope all the birthdays you celebrated and/or remembered were blessed, as well as the trip for each of you in a personal way ~ Mick was great ~ as expected. Sail onward. :-)
This will be the first Thanksgiving or Christmas that my Dad will be without his Mom as well. I hear the sadness in his voice sometimes as we talk about our special memories of Grandma.
Life is so precious, and I in no way am trying to be hokey when I tell say that you, precious Heine family, make life special for so many people.
The Smiths send prayers and hugs your way today - for Margo's Mom, for you as you remember your Mom, and for all of you as you journey ever foward. :)
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