In Genesis, God creates man in His own image.  He then takes a part out of Adam, his rib, a place very close to Adam’s heart, and creates Eve.  From that day, something within men has been missing.  A part of God’s image, if you will. 

Where can it be found? Right where He put it.  In women.

Mothers are beyond special.  They are divine.  The role of a mother is an expression of an aspect of God’s nature.  

As a man I find myself in awe of how my wife navigates her environment. She thinks and responds in ways that are completely different from how I would respond.

I am grateful for my own mother who demonstrated a level of love and concern that fostered a nurturing environment.  I am blessed to have grown up in that type of home. 

I am also eternally grateful that I was given a wife who exhibits those same attributes so that my children are given the opportunity to know a part of God on a personal level.

Thank you Mom, Natalie, and all mothers who continue to place others before themselves, and for being a vessel this side of Heaven. 

You are highly valued in our eyes.

Jason