Christmas in Alabama
- Sherry Hopper
- Dec 27, 2017
- 2 min read
This year as our family is going through growing pangs and changes, I was able to spend Christmas Day with my middle son in Alabama. He wasn’t able to come home due to work and I couldn’t stand the idea of leaving him all alone for the Holidays or being without him on Christmas.
Colton attends college in Alabama studying to get his bachelors degree in English. I promise you, when he was growing up, the only thing I thought he’d ever be interested in was video games. I talked to him many times about learning how to write games, codes and all that game stuff. He needed to master that talent he has for the games so he’d never have to stop playing. I always told my children, “find what you love to do, what your passionate about and master it! Be the best out there in it and then you’d never have to work a day in your life.” Surely never dreaming he’d be an English major.
This time I spend with him in Alabama is very special and enjoyable for me. I didn’t get to spend the time I truly wanted to with my kids as I was raising them due to various reasons, so I soak up every second I can now.
I don’t know if they ever will fully understand how much we mothers truly love them. I know a lot of people say there’s something powerful about a mother’s love and prayers. I guess it’s God’s curse on us that our children will break our hearts and cause us much pain, but only because we care so deeply for them. Not because they do wrong and desire to hurt us. It’s our motherly instincts to care immensely for them. And Lord knows, I love these boys!
My prayer tonight:
God tonight I thank You for the wonderful blessings of my children. There’s never been a greater gift to me. As Jesus came and died on this earth for our sins, I can’t imagine the pain Mary went through and Father You either. I sure do thank you for that extreme gift of Your Son. I know there’s no way I could ever repay you. However, I can give you my best, and my life as I do daily.
Father these children of mine were first Your sons, so I know You care for them even more than I do. God I ask that You keep Your hand on each of them, guide them, protect them, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Send them godly helpers, keep the enemy at bay from them.
Use them in mighty ways for Your kingdom. I trust them back to You Oh My Lord.
In Jesus name. Amen and amen.
