Another Mother's Day

For those of you who know me well, you know my mom and I have "history". At the end of the day, I am still grateful for her, and I love her. 
Wander with me, if you will for a short time, down a path it took me years to discover. That path of learning how to forgive things that sometimes seem unforgivable...until you look at them from a perspective where there is no degree of hurt, only a separation of a willful spirit from a loving God. 
The only way any of us can truly forgive someone who has wronged us, is to look to the purest example of forgiveness ever known...that of Jesus, upon the cross, pleading with the Father to "forgive them, for they know not what they do!" I promise you-nothing that's been done to you is worse than what our Savior bore as He hung there, dying so we could live. 
So today, I can say I am grateful for my journey. For the lessons I've learned and am still learning, and for the fact that while I do not deserve it, His grace extends to my faults as well. It covers...everything. It doesn't always sit well with us that something that's been done to us can be forgiven-wiped clean, as if it never happened, because we want to seek our own vengeance. We want to see the instigator fully...shall we say, compensated...? for how we've been hurt. Vengeance isn't ours to mete out, friends. It is to be left solely in the hands of the Only truly just One. When we step out of the cycle of vengeance seeking, we can walk on a brighter path that's illuminated by God's grace. 
I drove to see my mom today. Because of the times, we kept our distance. I gave her a card, a dozen yellow roses, (her faves), and told her I love her-because I do. How can I do any less than show love and mercy, as it has been shown to me by the Creator? God holds a special place in His heart for moms. We're unique. We're gifted. We're fallible. We're human. Happy Mother's Day to each of you who are mothers. If you have your mother, call her. That's all she wants, to just know you care. If you've lost your mom, my heart, and my prayers go out to you. Celebrate the fact that your mom is part of what made you uniquely you!