go back twenty years. meet grace. a newly single mom of a five and two year old. her husband neglected his vows and had an affair. instead of becoming bitter, discontent, and hateful, she was compelled by the grace of Christ to share His love to her greatest enemy...
one morning while on the way to work, before dropping her kids off to school and daycare, grace made a slight detour. she dropped off a Bible on someone's doorstep. she knocked on the door but no one answered, so she left the Bible and went on her way... dropped the kids off, went to work, and continued her day, just trying to survive as a single mom.
that doorstep belonged to the woman that her husband ran off with. grace showed the woman that helped crush her marriage complete grace. if it was me, that would be the last thing i would/could ever possibly want to do.
grace was compelled by her faith to choose love over anger, peace over distress, mercy over vengeance.
that grace was really my mom. those kids were my brother and i. this act of love displayed by my mom is forever ingrained in my mind and continues to be such a great example of the beautiful grace of Christ.
i love you mom... you are gorgeous and look entirely too young to be a grandma and completely too tan. i'm jealous.
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Simply Amazing. I'm not sure that there is anything else to say beyond that.
Beautiful story.
hmmm... i don't know what's going on with the comments.
It was saying it wouldn't post! I will delete all but one of mine - ha!
wow what an amazing woman!! thanks for sharing!
and you are right we would totally be friends in real life haha. i've already showed my husband your blog a few times cause i love it so much. he looks over my shoulder sometimes while i'm surfing around. :)
wow. just wow.
That is amazing! You mom looks like she could be your sister! You two are sooo pretty! I just loved this post! Wow that really does show beautiful grace and the love for the lord! I think we all should follow in your mom's footsteps and choose love over anger, peace over distress....it would make such a kinder world....I am glad we are "meeting" through bloggy land....
Your little one is to presh for words....
Have a great day
Summer :0)
What an amazing story! I hope that I'm strong enough in the Lord to show someone that kind of grace.
This post explains why you're such an incredible person!!!
haha i just posted a recipe with fruit in it just for you!! the crumble mixture on top pretty much cancels out any healthy-ness though..but you can overlook that. :)
Wow. I'm really speechless. I thought you had found this story through an email and decided to post it. Thank you so much for sharing this because it is such a powerful story....
Hope you have a great day!!!!
LOVE it! I have lived this and I am not that gracious. I wish I was. Your Mom is gorgeous! As are you! Love it!
Seriously amazing! So cool! Glad you shared!
How well I remember all this. To finish the story the person finally become a Christain. That is jusst how God's grace works.
Wow, what an amazing woman! I've had to deal with the same thing with my father, and can't even imagine the kindness and pure love that obviously radiates from your mother. That's incredible!
What a beautiful story. Thank you very much for sharing.
I am so glad to have found your blog!
Love her...she is so sweet!
wow.. what an amazing story.. your mom is so beautiful inside and out!! Thank you for sharing this story, I can definitely relate to the father part...Hope you have a great weekend!
Love that! And love your blog! Im a new follower!
What a sweet birthday tribute!
This is such a powerful story. Your mom rocks.
That is an amazing story! What a woman!!! I can only pray that I'd be able to react that way...but if I'm perfectly honest...I doubt I could. What a powerful example she set for you and your brother!!!!
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