Representing Well

Today is Mother's Day! And as I was reflecting on my own mother, and how grateful I am to be so blessed to have such a wonderful mom, I was struck by how far-reaching are the implications of taking on such a responsibility.

Simply by having a child you change the lives of thousands of people. And as time goes on, potentially thousands upon thousands of lives will never be the same--for the better or for the worse--depending on the path that your child's life takes.

I wonder if my mom thought about how many lives she was going to change by having the four children that she had. Did she have any idea of the multitude of lives that would be forever touched by her decision to become a mom? And did she realize how her decision will continue to change lives long after she is gone? That the effect will likely never stop, as our children touch lives and have children of their own who will also touch lives?

So just as an encouragement to all the moms and potential moms out there: Raise your children well, making an abundance of love the key thing.

And as a reminder to those of us who are children: Represent well the one who sacrificed the most to bring you into the world.

If we all do this, the whole world will be changed.