Mother's Day Musings--Another Take

by Linda Perkins​

There are two things we all have in common: 1) we all have or had a mother; and 2) we all have an opinion about Mother’s Day. The day is either loved or dreaded by many people, but especially women. 

There are many reasons for conflicting feelings. Did your thoughts immediately pull up an achingly beautiful memory of your sweet mama holding you in an embrace as she comforted you after a scraped knee or a wound to your heart? Perhaps you remember sitting beside her with heads bowed in prayer as her heart joined with yours over a choice you needed to make before a new adventure began in your life.  

Maybe your memories evoke the opposite feeling, as tears sting your eyes echoing hurtful, hateful words spoken to you and over you. You bristle at the pain or cower in shame, as those words spoken so long ago awaken that beast of failure and insignificance you still carry. 

Whatever your story or the circumstances of your arrival to life, you were formed by the Master Creator. He calls you the apple of His eye. You were never a mistake. He doesn’t make those. Sisters, we were fearfully and wonderfully created. So, for those born to mamas who struggled in life or those of us who have struggled ourselves, here is a poem for you:​

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Linda Perkins is a credentialed chaplain with Raceway Ministries. She and her husband, Allen, have pastored together for forty years. Their family includes four daughters and their husbands, fourteen grandchildren, and three great-grands. Linda will warn you that she’s not a typical pastor’s wife, and her face might as well come with subtitles. But she is actively building a legacy of love that refuses to quit, regardless of the circumstances.