It is still several weeks until Mother’s Day. But today I have my mom on my mind. It is her birthday. I called her last night to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY. This morning a special delivery of flowers will arrive at her door.
 
Like many others she is special for all the little things she did for me over and over. That includes the cooking, cleaning, reading, being my personal taxi driver and more. One thing I will never forget is the trip we took just after I was called to preach as a 17 year old. She loaded me in the car and we drove to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the Baptist Book Store now known as LifeWay Christian Store. She purchased two sermon books for me. They were Simple Sermons  from the Books of Mark and Acts written by Herschel Ford. She told me that if I was going to become a  preacher I  must study. She went on to say we had enough boring preachers and if I was not going to study I should quit before I started. That made an impact on me. I often pray, “Lord, don’t let me be boring, someone like Mother may be listening today.”
 
If you still have the ability to talk with your mom, I encourage you to talk to her today. It doesn’t have to be a special day that prompts you say thanks. Just let her know you love her.

Pastor Ted Traylor

Posted on Tuesday, March 13th, 2007 at 9:21 am.
You can leave a response, or you can follow responses through the RSS 2.0 feed.