Ridgell's Originals

 I have been blessed to know lots of great Moms.  My mom, Marsha's mom, Mimi Marsha, the girls.  And I have noticed a few things they all have in common. So if you want to be a better Mom, here are a few things I have seen that good Moms do.

Love unconditionally.  Love your kids.  Always.  No matter what.  You may have to be firm about some things.  You may have to make hard decisions.  Just be sure they are always driven by love.  

Forgive always.  I am amazed how forgiving great Moms are.  They not only forgive, they forget.  Your kids are going to rebel sometimes.  They will be thoughtless.  They will make poor choices.  They will even do things that are against what you taught them.  So forgive them.  Which also means to not bring up the past.  Lay aside your wounds.  Great mothers do this.

Pray lots.  They great moms I know are prayers.  And they never stop praying for their kids.  They just add grand.  And great-grands.  And in-laws.  But they pray for their kids.  For their faith.  For their courage.  For their protection.  For ... well, everything.

Be an encourager.  Great moms are cheerleaders for their kids.  They can be counted on to believe in you.  They will speak words of encouragement.  They are generous in praise.   

Finally, the great moms I know are all Jesus followers.  They follow Jesus first.  And above everything else, they want their kids to follow Jesus.

So thanks to my Mom, to Mimi, to Jules and to Jamie.  And all those other great Moms that we celebrate this coming Sunday.  You have blessed your people more than you will ever know.

# posted by Steve @ 5:00 AM