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Oh Sweet Beth,
There is no way you will ever know how deeply you touch my heart! I am looking back over the last year with my kids and our family and I can see the work that God has done, and it is so overwhelming to see. He LOVES us SO MUCH! I am also wondering where the time with my sweet step-kiddos has gone….they have grown so fast….our oldest turns 16 in less than a week…but I have had no greater joy in this life than being chosen to mother these children. So thank you for loving on us and thank you for sharing your wisdom.
I love you so-happy Mother’s Day!
In Him,
Andrea
Thank you for that sweet message, I’m a weary Mother of four and that did my heart a world of good.
Hope you had a wonderful Mothers Day!
I decided to become a “yes” mom over the weekend. After many years of being a “no” mom in my children’s eyes.
I asked them, and like a little knife to my heart they told me I was a mom who told them “no” a lot. And that was it, I told them I was sorry for mis representing our Father in heaven who is a YES God. This is something which I’ve only come to truly grasp over the past few years – after doing Believing God in 06. May God have mercy upon me as a mother to show them and tell them YES.
Happy Mother’s Day,
This has been on my heart since yesterday and I thought I would share this and see if anyone relates. Your video, Beth, put all my thoughts together..sincere faith and love Him.
Yesterday for various reasons my kids could not come home. It distressed me so much I cried before lunch, then got into a snippy mood. Laying on the sofa to flip the tv stations I came upon Cake Boss.
Now I am really upset. No chocolates to munch on or no sweet cake bought or made for me. I got up to turn off the dang tv when it struck me so hard I had to sit down again. This must be how God feels when we don’t go to church to praise him. He must feel this way when our quiet time turns into “I’ll do it tomorrow”. I feel so bad. I love you God and thank you for the precious gift of my children. Times goes sooo quickly. Enjoy the little moments. They don’t come around again…..Rebecca
That was so beautiful!! Thank you so much. You are such an encouragement. I hope you also had a wonderful mother’s day.
Just watched this today… a day late. I avoided the computer yesterday and most of the weekend to be honest.
You connected those dots between those two parts of the Deuteronomy 6 passage on a vlog (did you realize you were vlogging 😀 ) on Priscilla Shirer’s blog. I used that version as a final encouragement to the moms that were in my “5 Conversations you must have with your daughter” Bible study in Jan/Feb. It was just that to them and to me.
As you pulled out “Things Pondered” I thouht of the lady who asked you about it this weekend at Life Today. So funny that you had already taped this. And what a blessing this weekend was. The Lord gave me lots to think about by the messages you brought. And thank you for being sensitive to my friend Tiffany at the end of Saturday’s tapings.
Hugs from DFW Mrs. Beth.
Thank you for that, Beth! Just before this I was listening to today’s broadcast online and could so relate to the story about you holding the door for an hour! I was a little meaner I guess, or perhaps, it was just because if I looked at her for one more second who knew what I’d do. (The thought scares me to death.) I carried my strong willed daughter kicking and screaming (usually literally) into her room and plunked her down and shut the door. I had a friend over one time while we listened to her scream her head off in there about how I couldn’t just leave her in there for over an hour! My friend commented that she had no idea that a child could be that stubborn for that long. At some point in the last couple of years, she came out of her room claiming that she had just received Christ as her savior. I didn’t believe her at first, mostly because I didn’t believe it was possible for someone that stubborn (even though here I sit seeking God). I was sure it would never happen. But I have definitely seen some changes in her. She’s still as stubborn as always, but much more respectful than before. She definitely still has her moments, but she obeys much more now and even serves without being asked at times. To make a long story short our pastor and my husband, Josh, baptized her yesterday. On Mother’s Day. How appropriate, isn’t it? My pastor of course had met with her ahead of time. I wasn’t there. My husband took her, but Pastor Kim told me he wanted me to know that in there meeting he told her she’d learned some pretty neat things from me. Oh, what I wouldn’t give to hear that conversation. I thought I’d mostly failed her where spiritual things are concerned. Apparently not totally.
Does anyone have to be careful sometimes before reading these blog posts??? Tears, tears, tears…. and then having to explain to your family why you are crying while on the computer???
Thank you Beth for your precious gift of words, both spoken and written. I am a most blessed mom of 7 (birthed them all) between the ages of 23 and 11. Oh how I pray that they see sincere faith and immeasurable love from me.
Beth, you and your ministry are such a blessing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!!
Thanks Beth for that beautiful hello and Mother’s Day greeting. Motherehood is the most energy zapping, mind boglling, and heart wrenching job there is YET it is the most rewaarding and fulfilling! I wouln’t take anything for my priviledge of being a mother and now grandmother. There are things I wish I could do over again but never give it up. Hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day! Carla
Happy Mother’s Day Mama Siesta!
Thank you for pouring into us. I loved the prayer and your poem from long ago.
I hope you had a great day with your special ones.
Agape~Cathy
A very deep, and heartfelt
THANK YOU,
Beth!!! 🙂
Thank you so much for this word. I had to clebrate without my mom, she live on another continent, can you imagine? But your words were an encouragement and affimation for me. Our day was difficult.
I enjoyed time with my husband and my girls. It had only been a couple of days since we returned home from a memorial service for a dear family member. Our hearts were tender and we really had very little energy to celebrate. But Mother’s day was a welcome relief from all the tears. My girls put extra thought into writing their cards for me and drawing beautiful pictures. They wrapped crafts in Christmas wrapping paper, since that is all they could find, and waited with quite anticipation for me to open the gifts.
I received some of the sweetest words of encouragement from them and felt truly ministered to.
My oldest made a commitment to help more, my youngest vowed that, while helping wasn’t exactly her strong suite, she would give me hugs and kisses any time I needed them.
All together I felt blessed and more aware of the life giving power of Love than I had all week, sprung straight form His spring of life.
We played and rested; we enjoyed time at the park and a long walk. We could sense rest and comfort covering our wounded hearts as the beauty of His creation surrounded us.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted”
Math5:4
Thanks so much Beth for your encouragement!
Happy Mother’s Day to you! I can see through your girls hearts that you have practiced these principles in your own home. I know you have practiced these principles with all the spiritual seed God has allowed you to mother. I am so thankful to have been just one of them!
Love you,
Jina
Thank you so much. This message was so timely. The day is so heavy today.
Father God,
I pray you minister to dear Amanda today. May she feel your tender and loving arms around her right now and know how deeply you love her. May she also take comfort in a special community of Siesta’s who love her and will lift her to YOU in prayer. Thank you Father, we truly love you.
As all great teachers do, you have raised some theological questions for me. 🙂 I didn’t know I could ask for sincere faith and a heart on fire for God. I thought I did those things, that they are a matter of choice and will.
Anyone care to help educate me and point me in the right direction for resources?
Thanks sooooo much for teaching me! 🙂
Thanks for the encouragement, Beth. I have 2 adult children. My son has stepped away from the Lord and my special needs daughter has recently started having seizures. This is the season I find myself mothering in. One thing I know for sure is that God is and has been abundantly faithful to me, and I love Him more today than yesterday.
Every time you log on and post words that pour from your tender heart, I realize just how much you truly do love us!
I have asked God to have a hunger for Him like you do. A passion that does not relinquish its rich flames even in the harshest of cold, wet winds. Slowly, I am learning the Bible isn’t just facts to be learned, but in the quiet of meditation, He is whispering to my soul. I am embarking on a relationship so pure and true that I do not want to go back to the dry and weary land from which I came.
You are truly a mentor and I love you for following the calling on your life. As God always does, He has perfected you for your calling–and we are reaping the eternal benefits.
You are a great Siesta Mama! I love you bunches!
Prayers and blessings,
Rebecca
p.s. thanks for encouraging my heart! I have a 1 and a 2 year old and I needed to hear what you shared today!
THANK YOU MAMA BETH! I love you dearly.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY AND TO AMANDA TOO-
THANK YOU GOD for the tender hearts who are having trouble conceiving and for the ones whose prayers have been answered.
THANK YOU GOD for my beautiful 2 year old son.
THANK YOU GOD for our next one-may he/she be all You’ve called them to be.
THANK YOU GOD for Mama Beth whose words of encouragement edify me so much. I’m almost 39 with a toddler and trying for #2 but I know it’s your will so you will equip me, but You know my fears…can I handle it? Will we be okay? What lessons are you going to teach me through this season?
THANK YOU GOD that though I very often question whether you see my “laboring” in marriage, You speak through my husband when he prays a prayer of thanks ‘for my wife who loves you so much.’
THANK YOU GOD that I got one right! I do love you so.
Beth,
Thank you for this wonderful video full of encouragement this Mother’s Day. I have a quick story I want to share with you…
My parents pick up my kids from school, so last week as we were at my mom’s house waiting for my step-dad to return (my son left his backpack in the trunk) to the house. My son decided he wanted to change out of his school uniform into much more comfortable clothing so he asked me to unlock our car, just in case there miraculously was a pair of shorts and t-shirt he could change into. I must say this is definitely not the norm so I was puzzled when he even got this idea. To my surprise, he returned into the house with a pair of shorts saying very confidently, I might add, “Jesus always has a plan!!! Thank you Jesus!” Can’t tell you how much that made my Mother’s day week, for those to be the first words out of my 15 (almost 16) year old son’s mouth, but more than that, it reminded me that we should preserve our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ with confidence.
Indeed, thank you Jesus for your amazing plan!!
Beth, I am so moved by your authenticity and willingness to be real – to be who you are right now with no apologies and all security in what God has made you. This Mother’s Day video really touched me, and I feel corny thinking Beth Moore is talking to me (amongst the 100s of 1000s of lives you touch every day), but every time I catch an online video of you, I feel like I’m having you over for coffee.
Your poem was great and amazing – thank you for keeping our job requirements as moms simple. I agree that the only thing God wants us to do without fail is to love Him (John 6:29). I can let go of my weakest mothering moments and failures when I remember that. 🙂 Be Blessed! xo, Vanessa
Beth – I do not have children (at least not on this earth, the Lord needed them before I could hold them). But I am “Aunt Valerie” to 4 beautiful children of my best friend. They are 17, 15, 13, and 11. I have been there at every birth and every birthday. And every year, I get a “Mother’s Day” card from them thanking me for being a 2nd Mom to them. It touches my heart and brings tears to my eyes, because I love them as my own.
Your video encouraged me to continue to build love into their lives, not just mine, but the knowledge that they are loved by One who loves the best.
Thank you Siesta Mama!
Valerie
Louisville, KY
Thought you would like a laugh on how men view women speaking to one another. Worth the 60 seconds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtOZAXPZ1PI
Love all Beths stuff. Also, Fondu is the best MOthers Day event invented yet.
Love ya, Kenn (2N)
I ask that you all pray for a dear sweet sister named Wendy. This is her first Mother’s Day after losing her 11 yr. old daughter in a drowning accident last summer. It’s heartbreaking! Even Wendy’s mother is still walking about with tears a-flowing. Please pray, my sweet siestas!!
I love you too, Beth. I so appreciate your video messages and blog entries; you encourage me, siesta! I hope your Mother’s Day was your favorite yet…Love, Mary Ellen
Thank you sweet Beth for that amazing video. Even as a seasoned 47 year old mom and Nana to 5 blessings, that word spoke power to me today.
I had an amazing day with my girls and grandyoungin’s yesterday, but last night I had to stand in the funeral home beside my pastor husband. We had to minister to a hurting husband and 2 hurting sons. A wife and mother was lying in a casket. Her life cut short at age 43. Their mother’s day was anything but joyful. I prayed that the Lord would help me to be joyful even in the chaos, as my heart ached for this precious family.
Thank you again, for being such an amazing servant of Him, and for ministering to my heart and soul in living out the ‘much more’ of a life in Christ.
You bless me,
Beth Herring
Beth, the Lord is so sweet to have brought you in my life when I am in the throws of bringing up 2 preschooler boys, age 3 and 2 and married 4 years. Your words directly spoke to my heart and I feel more encouraged and closer to the Lord through you. I have barely enough time to read an email these days but when I do have a moment I listen to your Bible study on Wising up. I want you to know that through your authenticity, your honesty you have spoken Truth in my life; I don’t feel alone. My burden is a little lighter. You have richly blessed me, I don’t have to tell you everything… as God KNOWS what I need. Keep sharing. Isnt The Lord AMAZING and YOU are a sweet and cherished instrument of His Grace and Mercy in my Life. We need you!!! No pressure. Love you, Happy Mothers Day!
PS: My son just told me “I love you and your my best heart.” Isnt that worth everything!! Must get back at it!
Beautiful. Thank you!
Beth, thank you so much. I am blessed with 3 beautiful children. However, my own mother and I do not have a relationship although I have tried. It still pains me so even after all these years, but God is healing me with His loving hands. I did not grow up in a christian home and am still learning how to raise Godly children. It truly is seeking the Lord first.
Thanks, Beth, for those words. You are a blessing. I love you dearly and appreciate so much your ministry to this blog community.
Happy Mother’s Day!
Thank you Momma Beth. I needed that word of encouragement. May you be so blessed that your cup runs over. You are so kind and faithful to pour into us. May we take that and pour into others.
I also pray for those who day like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are painful. I try to be mindful of their needs and hurts. Love you ladies!
Anna
This mothers days was the hardest of them so far. It started off to be a terrible weekend, with my daughters birthday party. She turned 3. None of my family, NOT EVEN MY MOTHER showed up. But I still went moving forward. I had my friends and my church family there and we still had an amazing time. At church on sunday it was bring your mother to church day. My mother then informed me that she wasnt going because she had been in arkansas at the family lake house all weekend. I thought “you skipped on your gdaughters birthday party and mothers day” but as my heart was starting to harden on all that I was reminded about my family at the church. I come from an amazing church. I saw Nana (who plays organs), Ginny, Char, and Rachel. And I was then reminded that in someways they had been mothers to me. Ok Rachel more like a sister lol. I am thankful for my dysfunctional family because I know that where they lack i have an amazing church family to help me back up. Regardless of how my family is or how they act, we are still bound with love. I hope all you mothers had a fantastic Mothers day!
This is late, but I just stumbled across a blog today that features a Mother’s Day gift box idea with my most-used devotional. 😉 Thought it was too neat not to share:
http://tsjphotography.com/blog/gift-idea/mothers-day-a-gift-idea/
Thank you, Siesta Mama, for the video. It’s my first Mother’s Day, and the words you shared were like refreshment for my soul.
I’m not the woman suffering with infertility for I’ve never been married and I so want to be. Now I am not chasing but my heart’s desire is what GOD wants for me. And for now that is being single..my heart pains sometimes seeing my friends with their families but for now this is where GOD has placed me. I have many children in my life that I so love and adore. And for all those mother’s out there..I so commend you! You are doing an awesome thing and I pray GOD’s blessings to you all of my siestas those who are mom’s and praying GOD’s strength to those who want to be.
Beth, I thank God for you and your ministry and your Mother’s Day message. Thanks for reminding me that we are called to be there for our young Moms to offer encouragement and training as they are given the wonderful blessing of Motherhood, while at the same time working with limited sleep. Helping our Moms is a great ministry. Love and Blessings, Debbie
Beth,
Thank you so much for sharing your heart and love for us on such a special day. I pray you had a wonderfully blessed day! Living out my faith in sincerity has been a priority in my life,though I fell along the way, God always picked me up and encouraged me onward. When my 3 children were younger I had the priviledge of praying with them and leading them to Jesus. Then the REAL work began.
My Mother’s Days with them as children and teens were wonderful and the time spent on that day was so precious to me. Though I must confess, as they’ve grown, married and begun their families, these last few have been pretty rough, and particulary this one yesterday. For reasons unclear to me, I’m not that important on Mother’s Day anymore. Other mom’s and families fill that slot now. Not being remembered on this day is a heartache, and a severe one at that.
I do Thank you for your gentle reminders of continuing to love God with everything in us, and live sincerely before Him.
Your ministry blesses me so very much and I praise God for all of you. Have a blessed week!
So, this has nothing to do with this post but it has everything to do with a women I love named Beth Moore 🙂 And this blog is the place I would love to share a fun story!
Today I turned 17, and came home to a surprise birthday party…the theme? Beth Moore. Everyone who knows me knows I love Beths teaching because she loves Jesus so much and makes me love Him more every time I listen to her. So, my mother invited all my friends (women between the ages of 20-50) to come celebrate my birthday with “big Texas Beth Moore hair”, adorable “Beth Moore-ish” clothing, and Beth Moore presents 🙂 They even went to Lifeway to ask if there were any Beth Moore posters they could have. One of the ladies cut out flowers and taped them to her jeans to have cute Jeans like Beth sometimes wears 🙂 They ladies prayed a blessing over me, and in our prayers we thanked Jesus for giving us such a wonderful teacher to help us to know our Jesus better. Please dont think Im weird, I just thought you might get a little laugh out of knowing how much You are loved by a 17 year old who adores the Jesus you and I serve! 🙂
I certainly don’t think you’re wierd..I think you’re adorable! I have a 17 year old daughter as well, and I read your post and just giggled. My daughter has had “Hello Kitty”, Johnny Depp and the Beatles themed parties, but YOURS “takes the cake”! You’re obviously surrounded by some amazing women…..and you’ve got a great role model. She’ll point you to the Ultimate Role Model, Jesus!
My daughter turned 17 last Friday. Happy Birthday!
Thanks 🙂
The Journey Continues with L O V E ~
and WITH SINCERE F A I T H !!!!!!
Thank you sweet Beth for the beautiful testimony through your words, scriptures, and poem of LOVE.
I enjoyed every minute of the video.
Years do pass quickly!
My Mother’s Day was a quiet one.
My wonderful husband Dave blessed me with flowers and a poem he had written in a handmade walnut frame. The words were my comfort in knowing that the TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN. My college son joined us for lunch at a Mexican restaurant and my oldest son was in another state.
This is the poem that my husband wrote.
Year 23 of Motherhood
brings a different view.
Gone are some past challenges,
arrived are some quite new.
But all the LOVE you have to give,
is all you need endow.
Your progeny are shooting stars
to brighter futures now.
But lest you think your job is done
and nothing more to do.
Don’t forget to nurture me,
and I will nurture you.
LOVE IS OUR WITNESS ~
With “Heaven Bound” blessings,
Kim Safina
Sweet, lovely poem…how special!
i know i’m a bit late on this post, but i just wanted to say thanks, mama beth! this was my first mother’s day. my baby is eight weeks old, and the Lord has blown my mind with so much grace and with new understandings of who He is. i never thought i’d love being a mama so much.
thanks for your encouragement. happy belated mother’s day to both you and amanda!
Hi Miss Beth,
Happy Mother’s Day to you, too !
I must admit that even though I am not a mother, nor am I married to “God’s choice of “the right Christian man for me”, I want to thank you for your most personal message, as it touched my heart, as well.
The closest I come to children is working three days per week at a Christian Homeschooling Center about an hour away from my hometown, but I think your message “hit home” for me in regards to these darling children as well.
In Christ’s Love,
Jennifer
Southern Wisconsin
Wow what a powerful Mess to give to us all I am a mother of a 16 year old son and I had no help when he was born did it on my own till I could not do it now more when he turned 2 years old I gave him up to a great wonderful home were he can be loved by a mom and dad and every mothers day I think of him I think of him everyday and miss him so much but I know I did what I had to do this family could not have kids and I gave them the best gift ever I could have gave them and he’s a teen now and he asked about me and the part is that one day he will want to come find me and thank me for what I did he’s on the drama and music team at his church and as his mom I am so proud to be his mom what a great video Beth Moore and what a great women of God you are so powerful I love you HUGS
Beth,
Thank you for the encouraging reminder for Mother’s Day! I was at LPL in Boise when you spoke about 2 Tim 1 and described our families as either being in our FOO (family of origin) or FOF (family of faith)… I am so thankful that you are a part of my FOF, passing on that sincere faith that I pray will be passed on to my sons! Happy Mother’s/Bibby’s Day to you!
Thank you for the Mother’s Day encouragement. We are currently in the midst of the teenage years. Our daughter graduates from high school in 2 weeks and I am having a HARD time. I am trying to be brave, but it’s not working!!
Today our son, age 16, was transferred to the alternative high school in our town because of a very bad choice he made last week. He took responsibility for his action, but please pray that he will learn from his mistake and not continue the bad behavior. He professed Christ as a child, but I do not think he knows the Lord.
Sorry to be so wordy… Thanks for your prayers.
This is just a BRAIN STORM, but do you think Travis or someone who knows music, would use your words and write a song?… only if it is God’s will. I just thought there was a song somewhere in that poem you wrote.
Everyday of you life
You have a choice to make
You can live in your old defeat
Or turn from your unbelief.
For God is your securiy
Walk worthy of your calling
Clothed in strength and dignity
He will keep you from falling
Be glory and majesty
Power and authority
So Long, Insecurity!
The biggest struggle for Christian moms, if you didn’t grow up in a Christian home, is being an honorable role model and representative of the character of Christ. I’m praying today that the Lord be with first generation Christian moms and that discernment and wisdom would prevail in their lives.
Thank you, Beth, for pouring your life into us. I feel so very blessed to be a siesta! Reading the comments from some of the women who are struggling with infertility reminds me so painfully of my own journey there. Now, my oldest is graduating from high school in a few weeks, and my baby is a high school freshman. I don’t know why God chose me to be their mother, but I’m so very grateful. And I remember those heart-wrenching Mother’s Days when my arms were empty. I will keep those of you in prayer, that God will be your comfort, and give you the desire of your heart.
I’m the same age as you, Beth, but because we married a little later, and had infertility problems, sometimes I still feel like a “young mom,” still needing all the wisdom you and others who have launched their baby birds successfully can provide. Thank you!
Thank you, Beth.
As a mom who has not sincerely loved the Lord but only “gone through the motions” for the better part of her life, your words resonate with me deeply.
Several years ago, after failure, disaster and falling FLAT ON MY FACE, I DO love Christ sincerely now, and my (almost) grown children see it. He is righting all my wrongs. He is redeeming my broken past. He is molding me into the mother I always wanted to be, simply because He’s changed me into the Daughter of the King I really always wanted to be. Nothing done on my part, but EVERYTHING done by Him.
I hope that makes sense.
I love you, Siesta Mama Beth. I love my family. I love the LORD. Miracles never cease!!!!
Thanks for the encouragement.
I’m having a blue moment…my baby just turned 18 (about five minutes ago). Now both my children are adults.
They are turning out so wonderfully, but I’m just a little sad today.
Kristi,
I have just prayed for Wendy.
Thanks for sharing that.
And Beth H., how heartbreaking.
I will pray for this family as well.
Melissa
Asheville, NC
Thank you sooo much, Melissa!! I was beginning to despair that anyone would notice that prayer request!! Thank you Jesus!!!
You are very welcome Kristi!
I will put her name on my list so I can continue to pray for her.
Thank you so much sweet, servant!
That was a precious gift to us (me). I am so blessed by the poem you shared. Even here recently I have told my heavenly Father how much I wish I could express my love to Him. His words to my heart even now is to love others, especially the hurting and hard-to-love. I am so humbled by all that He is to me and how undeserving I am. I have tears even now being so full and a little broken all at the same time.
God Bless You Beth, I know He has in exponential ways!
Sheryl, Jacksonville