It is 2012 Mothers Day Eve. Tomorrow the Mothers' Day will be celebrated - largely in USA. As I am treated to a delicious yummy tasting Spicy Jambalaya Rice made by my dear husband Bharat, as a special treat for me for this evening, i am relishing each grain as I write this.
Well, what am i thinking? God choosing Bharat to make me a mother to our two precious girls. This year our sweet Narita (Prarthna) "our prayer" graduates from our own home school with Honors diploma certificate. She has been a straight A student, a recipient of solid many years' literature achievement awards and an outstanding character award as well. When it comes to obedience we can count on her. She does it from her heart and so does her sister as well.
They remind me so much of the young Timothy to whom Paul wrong letters to reminding him of how his mother and grand mother had taught scriptures from his infancy. This is what God has enabled me to with my girls. Along with Timothy, I also read in the Bible of how young Joash was raised by his dear aunt, under ground until he became a king. My favourite is Elizabeth, John the Baptist's mother who raised a fine son, who chose to live in the desert, and honored Christ. While some people in the world put their kids in front, at times God calls us to shield our children, nurture them, and teach them what He puts on our hearts. We must be obedient to do His bidding!
10years ago both our girls prayed, hoped and then requested me to resign from my air travel job because they had already short listed and employed me full time to be their home schooling mom! God was at work thru Stuti the younger one, on being adamant that I must resign and home school them personally.
Just only a few days before I realized while Stuti for sometime will still be taught by me, that this is Narita's last quarter to be my high school senior student, even though she chooses to continue to stay home with us, I had tears and cried. It has been a life time- one of a kind and a special honorable experience that I am grateful for! It is a joy and honor to be their teacher mommie, mentor and a Biblical counselor. Praying, reading and memorizing Bible, Studying, learning, playing, driving, walking, talking, discussing, cooking, knitting, cleaning, snow shoveling, landscaping, leaves raking, and enjoying shopping as well field trips, facing hardships crying, encouraging, and hoping together; and being resourceful, we have been so part of each others' lives. I enjoy being with them and they enjoy being with us 24/7. This has been revolutionary for us as we come from a career minded world where women are recognized sadly and only by their out-of-home- profession; unfortunately, they do not consider that parenting, mothering and mentoring is a sacred call on our lives from the Creator Himself! and for us home schooling moms it is an added advantage to be a positive influence in their lives.
Additionally it has been an equal pleasure to learn from them as well. I remember earlier when on the express highways, girls would look at a sign of a speed limit and then look at the speedometer and ask what do those numbers mean, and when I would explain, they would gently and softly tell me that i might be over speeding. (Smile) see how God teaches us thru them? another high light was every time they find something that is not theirs, be it an extra toy at Micky D's restaurant or a coin found in the toy machine, they would responsibly and joyfully go and give it back stating it is not theirs. It was a thankful moment when those managers would so appreciate their truthfulness and honesty, and our upbringing. When someone bullied them, they bowed down and prayed for the bully. Those are special moments that comes only when Jesus rules the hearts.
When they were little girls, they used to request me to take them in our car and drive them to buy gifts for me and Bharat for birthdays, Christmas and other holidays like Mother's Day and Father's Day, and today, as they drive, as we sit in the car! its a joyful and tearful moment both, bittersweet!
It is a blessing when your children look upto you, know your strengths and weaknesses as you do theirs, and honor you, learn from you and want to continue to revere you! to Jesus alone be the glory for that!
As a mother I wish my 'dream-come-true-girl', will do well in any discipline and classes she chooses to take for further studies. I know that her eyes are on Lord Jesus and His ears are towards her. She rests knowing that God has a plan for her life and HE will lead her all the way to choose that which is good; all she has to do is trust and obey. In that Bharat and I rejoice that she is walking close with Jesus; my prayers as a mother has always been that my daughters will continue to walk with JESUS all the days of their lives and honor Him in all their beings, thinking, sayings and doings!
Thank you Narita, my dream, and Stuti, my praise, for loving me, appreciating my cooking, honoring me and employing me full time to be your home schooling mom and learning from me! I love my job and vocation! I thank God for giving me this privilege raise you up.I also thank God for Bharat for supporting and co-parenting with me.
In closing, we thank God for Bharat's strong, caring and very concerned mom who lives in India, and my late mom, strong, nursing and courageous who lives in paradise now; I also thank God for my sister, and his sister and all our relatives and dear friends, all those who honor motherhood and continue to be good moms!
Happy Mothers' Day to all of you.
Copyrighted, by Kalpana Christian Sharma (Mrs.)
