The LORD says, “A sound is heard in Ramah, a sound of crying in bitter grief. It is the sound of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are gone.” Jeremiah 31:15 (NET Bible)
My mother went to Heaven in 2001, and suffered with Alzheimer’s for almost 10 years before that, so celebrations of Mother’s Day have always been a bit of a shadow for me. My oldest sister is a pastor’s wife and had four boys, so she had an entire congregation and her men to celebrate her fully. When my sister June and her daughter lived in California for seven years, that was when I was able to tap into the celebration and the fun, with presents and Mother’s Day brunches. June was a really great mom, so it was fun to honor and appreciate her, especially as a single mom. After a long battle with cancer, in 2008, June went to Heaven too. So, once again, I had no one to…
