Five Cheers for Mom
By Pastor Chuck Swindoll
She looks well to the ways of her household, . . .
Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also. (Proverbs 31:27-28)
What does motherhood require? Transparent tenderness, authentic spirituality, inner confidence, unselfish love, and self-control. Quite a list, isn’t it? Almost more than we should expect. Perhaps that explains why Erma Bombeck used to say that motherhood takes 180 movable parts and 3 pairs of hands and 3 sets of eyes . . . and, I might add, the grace of God. If you happen to be a mother, here’s one guy who applauds your every effort. Five cheers for all you do! . . .
Remember the Skin Horse in The Velveteen Rabbit? All his stuffing was starting to come out, his hair had been “loved off,” but how valuable he was! . . . Carefully kept mothers don’t have secure kids. Carefully kept, untouchable “velveteen mothers” turn out fragile, selfish, untouchable children. But unselfish, giving, secure moms somehow manage to deposit healthy, wholesome kids into our lonely, frightened society.
Taken from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People (Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman, 2001), 23.
About the author
Pastor Chuck Swindoll
Pastor Charles R. Swindoll has devoted his life to the accurate, practical teaching and application of God’s Word. He is the founding pastor of Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, but Chuck’s listening audience extends far beyond a local church body. As a leading program in Christian broadcasting since 1979, Insight for Living airs around the world. Chuck’s leadership as president and now chancellor emeritus at Dallas Theological Seminary has helped prepare and equip a new generation of men and women for ministry.
