Mothers and daughters

This past weekend I was the guest speaker at a mother/daughter luncheon and was able to share how my book "Living Waters: Writings from the Heart of a Christian" came about. It was a beautiful sight to see mothers and their daughters enjoying this special time together. It was refreshing to see a special time set apart from their busy schedules to just enjoy being together and have that special bond as mother and daughter. I remember going to a mother/daughter banquet with my mother when I was about thirteen years old. I was so happy to be there with her and so very proud of her because she won the door prize for having the most daughters! (I was the fifth of six daughters) In today's society we seldom honor women who have many children, in fact they are often the object of ridicule and scorn! I decided to honor my deceased mother by giving my book to the woman present who had the most daughters. The woman who won my book was the mother of five daughters and was most pleased to receive "Living Waters". I couldn't help but wonder if anyone had ever complimented her on raising five daughters. Raising a large family involves many sacrifices for both parents, yet the reward of love and devotion from their family more than makes up for it. I speak from experience because I am the mother of three daughters and three sons and I feel deeply loved by each one of them.