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*Mother*  5/8/02

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Michael is an award winning writer whose stories have appeared
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in the following books:  Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul,
Chicken Soup for the Grandparent's Soul, Stories For the
Extreme Teen's Heart, Stories For the Extreme Teen's
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Small Stuff Story Collection, Chicken Soup for the Romantic
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It is always an honor to be able to share a Ken Pierpont
story with all of you.  May his words on Mothers touch
your heart in a special way...

From my family to yours,
Michael
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Mother

by Ken Pierpont, © 2002
ken@kenpierpont.com


"Her children rise up and call her blessed..." (Proverbs 31:28)

She dreamed of you from the time she was a little girl
cradling a baby doll in her arms. She always saw you
playing around the little cottage in her childhood dreams.
She carried you in her body and you made her sick every
morning for weeks and weeks. She bore you into the
world through intense pain but when she heard you cry
and saw your wrinkled face she forgot all about it and wept
tears of joy.

She fed you at her breast and her whole world revolved
around you. She stole into your room at night just to watch
you sleep and she was sure you were the most beautiful
child on earth. She set up through the night to bathe
away the fever and at breakfast your dad said; "Sleep
well, honey?" oblivious to the all-night vigil. She somehow
always knew when you needed her, even in the middle of
the night, and she came to your room and changed
your bedding and made sure you were warm and dry.

She covered your ears and gave you your coat and checked
your homework and made you practice the piano and set
through all your ball games and recitals like they were the
seventh game of the world series and a debut at Carnige
Hall. She nagged you to brush your teeth with words of
wisdom like; "Be true to your teeth or they will be false to
you." She changed your diaper and cleaned up when you
were sick and washed underwear no one else would touch
without a chemical suit. And who do you think always
cleaned the gunk out of the kitchen sink and bathtub drain?

She made sure you had the drumstick and your dad had
the breast and acted like she preferred the wings. Her
oatmeal cookies made you forget the beating you took from
the neighborhood bully, or the slow rate of greeting card sales.

She listened to you and didn't laugh when others would
have mocked you. She believed in you when you didn't
believe in yourself and prayed for you even when you didn't
think you needed it. She made you think you could do things
you were sure you couldn't do. She was tough enough to
call your bluff and discipline you and give you a sense of
boundaries and the security that comes with it. She
spanked you when "Spocking" was all the trend with
lesser mothers. She knew when you needed a spanking
or just a nap and she didn't always give you candy though
she longed to indulge you.

She was always waiting when you came in late. When you
complained about it, she pretended to be asleep the way
you always did when you wanted her to carry you in from
the car after a long trip.

She read the Bible to you and read the Bible in front of
you and did what mothers have to do to make sure the
family is faithful in church. She made your dad a much
better man than he ever would have been without her.

She mended clothes as a labor of love and it broke her
heart to see how quickly you grew out of them. She knew
you were only loaned to her from God and soon the house
would fall silent again. She washed mountains of dishes
and truckloads of laundry. she put up food on the hottest
summer days and didn't complain.

Her most sincere prayers were the ones she sent
heavenward in gratitude for you. She filled your home with
fragrance and beauty and music. The smell or her perfume
and fresh-cut flowers, bacon for breakfast and Sunday roast.

Her eyes were bright and happy and full of life. She wept
though, wept and worried a thousand times for you when
no one ever knew.

She rose early on holidays so you could enjoy a festive
meal and an enduring memory. She planned for days and
worked for hours so that in a few minutes you could gulp it
down and go watch football. You didn't always thank her or
help her with the dishes, but those meals have been a
cherished memory for years.

She baked you special treats just to watch you eat them.
Something inside made her happier the more you ate. (If you
could see me you would know this made my mother a very
happy woman).

She wore old dresses so you could have a new ball glove.
She skipped vacations and second honeymoons so you
could go to camp. She limited expenses for her hobbies so
you could get your band instrument. She was happy with last
year's fashion so you could have this years tennis shoes.

She didn't abandon the family when your dad was insensitive
to her needs. She took the blame for your failures and stood
back and let your dad have the glory for your successes.

And having done all these things and a thousand others that
make mother a sacred word, she still felt she wasn't the
mother she should have been.


Ken Pierpont, © 2002
ken@kenpierpont.com

Write Ken and let him know your thoughts on his story!
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Ken Pierpont and his wife Lois live in Fremont, Michigan
with their eight children.  Ken is the Senior Pastor at
First Baptist Church.  He publishes the Stonebridge
Newsletter every Monday morning and sends it free on
request.  You can read more of Ken's work at
www.kenpierpont.com or communicate directly with
him at ken@kenpierpont.com

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Reader Feedback!

Dear Michael,
Just had to reply to your stories I just finished reading: One last kiss Batman and Bathtub. These are precious to me as I am now the mom of three grown-up children and treasure all the memories we made.  I often admonish young mothers and fathers to enjoy and relish EVERY minute along the way...even the nerve frazzling times...realizing that your children are rare gifts from God and that all too soon they'll
be on their own.  Watching how fast they grew up has given me a real life experience of scripture...James 4:14 "what is your life, it is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." How fast the time has gone and although I have regrets when I think maybe I could/should have done some things differently, I have none about spending time with my children.  Time with them was always more
important to me than having all this world's fame or goods.  I was blessed to be able to be a "stay at home mom" (partly because my husband and myself chose to live modestly and didn't desire to "keep up with the Jones' ") Now I'm making memories with my grandchildren 6 and 20 mo.

A Father's Love moved me to tears as did your "You Don't Get Engaged by a Creek.
What beautiful love stories! Keep up the great work and I look forward to more stories.
Pam
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The Creighton Family..........Janesville, WI

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Thought For The Day:

"Sin has many tools but a lie is the handle which fits them all."
(Oliver Wendell Holmes)


Verse for the Day:

"A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth
works ruin." --Proverbs 26:28


Kid's Thought For The Day:

"Above all else, make sure you always know where the
bathroom is."


Parent's Thought For The Day

"If you wonder where your child left his legos, try walking
around the house in the dark."


Coach's Thought For The Day

"We must be silent before we can listen.
We must listen before we can learn.
We must learn before we can prepare.
We must prepare before we can serve.
We must serve before we can lead."
--William Ward


Writer's Thought For the Day:

"There is only one trait that marks the writer.  He is always
watching.  It's a kind of trick of mind and he is born with it."
--Morley Callaghan


Deep Thought For The Day:

"Misers are no fun to live with, but they make great ancestors."

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/_/\/\    MICHAEL T. POWERS
\_\  /    HeartTouchers@aol.com  
/_/  \    "For I have been crucified with Christ and I no
\_\/\ \   longer live, but Christ lives in me.  The life I
  \_\/   live in the body I live for the Son of God, who    
          
loved me and gave Himself for me."
          
Galatians 2:20
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