I am overwhelmed by the kind, generous posts all of you, my friends, have been putting up for my new book, Tea Time Discipleship. I am grateful. I pray it will comfort, encourage, give peace and rest to your weary souls. I wish I could invite youto my home for, quiet, talking and friendship.
Today, I was remembering a special moment in time that spoke deeply to my heart. Mamas give, love, serve, work, read, feed, comfort over and over again. Often, we work to emptiness before we know it. It had been a season of drain. I felt so alone, unseen.
One of my adult children was sitting talking to me out on our “meeting bench”. Somehow the subject of my worst miscarriage years before came up. I was 13 weeks pregnant, and suddenly, violently I began to hemorrhage. An ambulance eventually came, hustled me to the hospital because they were afraid for my life. I was in and out of consciousness because of blood loss over hours.
I was so anemic that I was placed on bedrest for 6 weeks. But, my father became deathly ill. I had to be pushed in a wheelchair onto the plane that took me to his eventual deathbed in the hospital. I had two very sad deaths to grieve. I haven’t even thought about it from an adult point of view until tonight.
As my child listened, a hush came. “Mama, I don’t think I ever realized what mothers do—you still had to love us, take care of us. But there was no one to take care of you! I love you mama. I’m sorry you were so alone.”
I sat in the stillness, alone, looking back wondering how I made it. A half hour later, my child reappeared. “Mama, I know that beauty comforts you. Come with me.”
There in my little study was a vase of spring tulips, a hot cup of tea and a candle and a kiss on the cheek. “I did this because I appreciate the ways you have given to us through the years. I wanted to give a little something to you.”
Mamas need beauty. As I was thinking about this memory, I wanted to give 2 of you a book to give to your mama for Mother’s day. Maybe the beauty of Tea Time Discipleship will bring a little bit of peace to her.
Just leave a comment below. I hope this as a “Happy Mother’s Day Book” it will encourage many mamas.
TeaTime Discipleship
