Saline First Assembly of God

Next Sunday is Mother's Day and we here at Saline First Assembly of God intend to do the right thing - honor these awesome, hard working, sacrificial creatures. You can help me do it too.

My plan is to preach a rolling sermon. In it the congregation and I together will create a Mom out of suggestions generated by the audience of the greatest qualities they saw and experienced in their own mothers. In that way, they get to honor their mom by publicly professing something special about her. And, then as the picture grows larger, it will also suggest ways in which every mom can grow and become even better at this special "job" than they already are.

This is where you as a blog reader can make a difference. As always in this blog, we value your wisdom and input. Below, we'll give you a chance to offer the one special quality your mother has or had which made her a blessing to you and/or to others. I may even cite it (anonymously) in our Create-a-Mom sermon building this Mother's Day Sunday morning.

Let me offer an observation of my own from my days at home with my mother. There are many wonderful traits that my mom has. And while the one I want to point out may not give anyone warm, fuzzy feelings, it left an impression on me and taught me well for my future. My mom was always the money handler for our family. She also worked a job outside the home to help out. But the thing that I want to express my admiration and appreciation of her for is simply this -- she budgets. That's right, even at 82 years old she told me just the other day that she had finished preparing her and my 90 year old father's monthly (May) household budget. In this day and age of businesses closing, home foreclosures, and recessionary fears, I'm glad my mom taught me how to be a good steward of money. Good thing too, because now as the pastor of a church worth several millions of dollars it's important that I know how to handle finances well. That skill came about because my mother demonstrated for me how to be faithful and frugal with the money God had entrusted to us. Thanks Mom, and Happy Mother's Day!

Now, what about your Mom? What is one of the qualities she has or had that makes her wonderful? SHARE IT BELOW IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF HER, AND TO BLESS AND CHALLENGE OTHERS AS WELL.

	1. 06 May 2008 12:47 AM
	Among the many awesome qualities I could name about my mom, one stands above the rest: prayer. My mom has prayed for me every morning since the day I was born. More specifically, she's prayed for my "future spouse" since I was very young (I think like age 2 or something). As anyone in our church knows, Stacy is the biggest blessing that I or my family (my parents agree) have ever received. I am convinced that many of the great things in my life have come about by the persistent prayers of my mom. THANKS MOM! Guest

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	2. 06 May 2008 01:50 PM
	God blessed me with an awesome mom. I could write many, many wonderful things about her, but I don't have much time right now. I think that one of the best things my mom has done for me is spend lots of time with me.     When I was little, she let me "help" with everything--cooking, laundry, taking care of the new baby etc... As we worked we talked. The foundation of our relationship was built during these times. As I grew up, I knew that I was completely precious and valuable to my mom. When I was 10 or 12 years old, I was laying in my bed one night when the Holy Spirit showed me that I wasn't a "good enough girl" to get to heaven on my own and suddenly all of the things that my mom told me about Jesus made sense. I went crying to my parent's room and told my mom that I needed Jesus. She prayed with me then and continues discipling me even now while I'm in college. Because I knew that I was my mom's treasure, I didn't hesitate to wake her up and ask her to pray with me in the night. Because I knew that I was so precious to her, I wanted to spend time with her--even when I was a teenager. I'm 20 years old now and my mom is my best friend. She's the first one that I go to with my struggles and triumphs.     I recently saw a young mother wearing a shirt that said "It's all about me--I forgot about you." What a horrible attitude for a mother to have! I'm sure that her children won't ever feel free to wake her up in the night to pray with them!I'm so thankful that my mom didn't/doesn't have that attitude! Guest

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	3. 08 May 2008 09:53 AM
	I love my mom (and dad!) because she figured out how to be a friend while at the same time providing the kind of strict leadership that is often necessary in parenting.    Too many parents today are great at being "friends" with their kids. But they're so busy being friends that they forget they're supposed to be parenting too.     Toddlers and kids today too often get what they want because the parents don't have the guts to tell them no, Later, these kids become unruly teenagers who refuse to obey their parents and transform from friend into parental nightmare.    My mom is a great friend *because* she knew when not to be my friend. Parents today need to do the same.    Nate    P.S. Jenny, good writing! What's your major at EMU? Guest

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	4. 11 May 2008 12:07 PM
	My Mom's greatest gift to me was her love. No matter what I said or did my Mom still loved me.   There is no kids day so.. I have two of the greatest kids in Joshua and Chris. The greatest gift they ever gave me for Mother's day was today seeing them both serve the Lord in the service today. No gift they can ever give me can ever surpass seeing both of them loving and serving the Lord the way they do. Thank you kids for a great Mother's day. I love you with all my heart!! Guest

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	5. 11 May 2008 01:45 PM
	Love the blog. I wrote a blog about my mom, I could go on for days about my mother. I am way too emotional to get up in front of church and talk so, if you want, head over to my blog.   www.bendelefam.blogspot.com Guest

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	6. 11 May 2008 02:04 PM
	In the follow-up sermon to this post (on Mother's Day), Pastor Bomey incorporated several of the intial comments, as well as allowed congregation members to share stories of their own mothers, and particular characteristics that they appreciate. Guest

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	7. 15 May 2008 09:12 AM
	I learned a lot of great things being raised by my grandmother. I would have to say that the main things I would use to create a mom that my grandma installed in me would be. To allow yourself to be pushed to be a better person. People fall into things that could pull them down and if they are blessed to have someone come in their lives who will pull them up out of the muck and inspire them to do better and live better lives they can and will do anything. The world has told us many things about the ways ladies can live their lives and what we could do. But look at generations past they stood behind their families and gave all they are, that’s exactly what we should be doing as mothers standing as a support system for our husbands and children. Guest

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	8. 18 May 2008 06:10 PM
	It may be after Mother's Day, but I have a comment about my Mother-In-Law Carol Watkins: Well done good and faithful servant of the Lord. This comes after her daughter, aka my wife Pam, was brought to this church in 1976 by Carol. Pam then brought her son Chris Watkins at that same time. She then brought me, Marty, in 1981 and we were married by Pastor Thompson in this church. Pam and I have been there ever since. In 1984, Pam and I brought our daughter Lindsay who is now married to the church's former youth pastor, Jason Forsman, and living in Texas. In 1987, Pam and I brought Matthew who is a leader in youth and plays in the adult praise and worship band. Chris, Lindsay and Matthew went to Saline Christian School, now Washtenaw Christian Academy, for all (Chris), or many (Lindsay and Matthew) of there school years. We now await the "next generation" of future children to come to a Saline, Grand Rapids, or Livingston, Texas A/G church in part because of one faithful person that made a difference: Carol Watkins. THANKS, MOM Guest

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