WATCH THIS!
¡Mira!
by Mary Hunt Webb
Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Mothers spend a lot of time watching their children. [Photographer: Ali Haider. Photo courtesy of Stockvault.net.]
"Watch me, Mom! Watch this!"
"I'm watching!"
"You're not watching! You're hanging up clothes!"
"You're not watching! You're hanging up clothes!" [Photographer: 2happy. Photo courtesy of Stockvault.net.]
"I can see you out of the corner of my eye. I'm watching!"
Conversations similar to this one have taken place throughout the ages. One of the jobs of mothers is to watch their children - seemingly from the eyes in the backs of their heads - and often while simultaneously performing an endless list of tasks.
But, somehow, the clothes get mended and washed, the food gets bought and cooked, the dishes get washed, and the house gets cleaned. Proverbs 31:27-28a sums it up when it says, "She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed."
Well, maybe her children don't say that when they are young, but the day does come when they thank her for her sacrifices.
It has happened to me, and it will happen for you.
"Thanks, Mom, for all you've done! I may have been a tough kid to raise, but I appreciate you."
If it hasn't happened yet, it will because your children are watching you, too.
Like most mothers, this one appears to have eyes in the back of her head. [Photographer: Archan Kar. Photo courtesy of Stockvault.net.]
BIBLE VERSES FOR THIS POSTING
Proverbs 31:27-28a - 27) She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. 28) Her children arise and call her blessed. (New International Version)
Proverbios 31:27-28a - 27) Siempre atenta a la marcha de su hogar, nunca come un pan que no se haya ganado. 28) Sus hijos se levantan y la llaman dichosa. (Reina Valera Contemporánea)
May you have a blessed and Happy Mother's Day! [Image courtesy of clipartguide.com].
