Oh, Your Love – for mothers and their children
by ChristaWells
Photo credit: Terri Trimble
Thinking about motherhood this week, as I watch the kids make secret plans for Sunday. Aware of how this phenomenon called parenting alters a person. As she pushes her child away from her body and into the world, she begins the work of teaching him how to separate from her. Slowly but surely, she prepares him to leave. And at the same time, she learns to how to push herself towards him and his needs, away from her own.
Sometimes it doesn’t work out that way.
Some of you feel you have no mother to celebrate, even if she is living. Some were wounded and betrayed by her. Some have just been born into motherhood and are terrified of the responsibility.
We have this in common, all of us having been born to a flawed woman in need of grace. If you haven’t found something to celebrate in your own mother, perhaps this song will be a peek into the possible. A hallway of hope for the children who come into your life, to be mothered by you in some way. After all, everyone needs mothering.
My own mother? She’s just beautiful. If you’ve met her, you know what I’m talking about. She will never claim any talent or physical beauty, though it’s there. But time has taught her how to shine in the most marvelous way. This woman knows how to love. In fact, she doesn’t know how not to…she doesn’t leave a grocery store without hugging a cashier. It’s what she was born to do. And the love of the Maker through this little redheaded woman has sent out millions of ripples across the waters of humankind since 1948. She is leaving a legacy of love.
I’m so grateful.
This is a little something I wrote this week and late last night, Aidan said he’d work a little FLIP video magic for me. As you can see, we are a very high-tech family.
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom.
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Oh, Your Love (Christa Wells)
I know that you knew
You raised us to leave you
Raised us to run with a torch in our hands
I know that you knew
What your love would do
Sent us out sailors with the wind at our backs
I know that you gave
Without keeping record
Except to be certain you had nothing left
I know that you gave
Til it hurt though you never
Admitted anything but the joy and gladness
Ooh, your love always carried us
I know that you followed us
Late in the darkness
Pulled up the blankets, covered us in prayer
I know that you followed
Our paths to independence
With a great deal of patience and a little bit of fear
But ooh, your love always carried us
I know that you see us
The way we were back then
You can’t let go, you can’t really let us go
But I hope that you see how
You took those little children
To the light that leads us all to our true home
And ooh, your love always carries us
Oooh, your love will always carry us
I know that you knew what your love would do
Your family loves you.
Thank you, Christa…..you are your Mother’s daughter. I’ve been blessed by meeting you both. Love….
Oh, Christa! This is so beautiful. What a wonderful tribute to a wonderful lady. At the Image of the Maker retreat, Linda and I were blessed to be in a small group with your mom. She is such an encourager and truly a woman of God.
Christa:
Beautiful and so true of your Mom. I really appreciate you honoring her in this way and actually just the depth of what you see in her.
Your Mom, in my young years with three babies who I loved immensely but was still learning to mother, made me feel I was wonderful at it. I was not wonderful at it at that point, but I so badly needed the encouragement and she was ready with it. My precious Chris was born during my time there and he was a complete surprise. So many of the gifts in our life come in the way of surprise
. I was 25 and had 3 little ones I was overwhelmed and felt less that equipped. Often your Mom was the voice of encouragement. I needed it! Thank you for blessing her and us with this song. Joy
Beautiful tribute to your mom…leaving a legacy of love…oh every momma’s hearts desire…and wow…I love the little something you wrote…I am always blessed by your music. blessings to you…I am excited to hear you in person when you are with Ann in june:)
yes or no. i’m just asking if that’s Aiden in the Blonde hair or the baby.
Or that’s you as a baby
yes or no. i’m just asking if that’s Aiden in the Blonde hair or the baby.
Or that’s you as a baby. On top of your Mom’s picture.
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