Mother's Day Shout Out

Today is my first official Mother's Day! I have a God-daughter, so I would have a 'God Mother's Day," but this is the first time I have a child that I carried for 9 months, here to call me 'Ma-ma.' I just want to shout-out to all the mom's that are doing what God ordained us to do.. be patient, learn, grow, sow (and to some sew), pray, talk, listen and love. A special shout-out to my own mother, Hope A. Lewis, my granny Nellie B. Thomas, my Mother-In-Law- Miss Gus and my other Mother-In Law, Veronica Brown, for showing me characteristics that I would love to pass on to Jocelyn.

If God called your mom home already, remember that God placed mother like figures in your life to continue caring, loving and listening the way your own mother did. It may not be the same, but trust that God knew best.

Finally, a thank you to the ultimate Mother, Mary! For carrying a Son that does everything for us, more than what we have and can ever imagine!

Happy Mother's Day and God Bless you!

Mothering,
~Mrs. G

Mustard Seed Faith

*Drum Roll Please*

The Gilmore’s are… MOVING! July 31st, our family is relocating to Durham, North Carolina (come on an raise up... you know the rest). Jeremy has been accepted to Duke’s Divinity School and after much prayer, God has sent us on our way... clear across the country :).

*This is the first of the next couple of blogs on faith and our move to North Carolina*

While this may be exciting news for us, it is also extremely terrifying for me. I’ve been in Indiana all of my life and while I have traveled, I never imagined leaving the state or everything I know (my family, friends, sorors, job, security), to move somewhere where I have none of that (at this time.) Yet, Jeremy has his cohort and Jocelyn will be one, she can adapt! But, for me and I’m sure many of you, being comfortable is….well, comforting! But people have been extremely supportive and encouraging. But most importantly, God has been working on me and my faith. Well, the lack of thereof.

So, I am a Christian. I grew up in the church. Got baptized when I was 5 or 6 and did the church thing for years but I never really knew what faith was, until now. Total, true and absolute faith is not seeing something and knowing that it is there. It’s like being dark in the middle of the night and having to go get a drink of water. You know where the kitchen is and to prevent waking yourself up, you trust in you to get you to the kitchen to get that water.. but when it comes to our lives, we lack the trust in God to get us from one moment to the next! So, why do we trust us in the dark but not trust God with our lives?! For me, I am truly learning that faith is not depending on God to feed and clothe me and my family, but to take care of my (our) every need.. that one little grain of a mustard seed can take us far! Imagine if we had the faith of the entire mustard seed! Wow!!

Here it is May 3, 2010 and I have finally come to terms and accepted the fact that we are relocating! And while I am apprehensive, I am truly excited!

Take this journey with our family as we learn what it means to truly depend on God. I am so excited about where we’re going! Come on! Get excited with us!

Faithful,
~Mrs. G