Honor thy father and thy mother

     Tomorrow is my mother's birthday. She's gone now and I miss her so, but I think of her daily. She was such a good mama. She loved my dad and he loved her. Their example of Love taught me how to love. Lots of people don't have that, so I am grateful that God blessed me with such loving and good parents. 

     They showed faithfulness, honesty, fidelity, security and love of God and prayer all throughout my life. It is only fitting that God would deem loving our mothers and fathers appropriate as one of the Ten Commandments. I've always believed that that Commandment first starts with loving and honoring our Heavenly parents. God and Mary. Secondly, our earthly mother and father. That way, any child born of unruly parents on earth have at least a secure Father and Mother in Heaven that they can call their own. Not all children are graced with good earthly parents and that makes me so sad. All children are gifts from God. He has given them to us to tend to till we see Him again. To me, you don't necessarily have to actually bear a child to be a mother or father. In great love, we all can be mothers and fathers to all children. What an honor! The meaning of love. 

     Being a good mother or father means you are present in word and deed and prayer. Our Holy examples of life and how to deal with situations are being watched by innocent eyes and heard by innocent ears. It is no mistake of the family we have been put into. Think about that. Our family, created by God, along with our mother and father was created with great care and purpose. The ideal family teaches and is nurtured by one true key. Love. Love and all its scenarios. Doubt, frustration, loneliness, teaching, learning, maturing are all examples of the love of a great Father and Mother who first taught us all how to deal with these emotions. We learn first from our Father and Mother in Heaven and then carry on with that same love to our earthly father and mother. Honoring them in the name of God the Father and Mary our beloved Mother Mary. How good God is to us. Thank you oh God for all Thy blessings.