Celebrating While GrievingSome Decidedly Different Parts of Mother’s Day

“What Being a Mom Really Means”

Jessica James

1more than giving birth

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teaching & building

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an unmatched connection

4being strong when weak

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needing nothing more

“It’s a blessing, a gift, a relationship that never ends and a love that never

dies. It’s the best thing I have ever become, the greatest love I have ever

felt and the best part about being me.” — Jessica James

Mother’s Day Elicits Many Different Emotions

Mother Childc e l e b r a t i n g

g r i e v i n g

I’m CelebratingWhile Grieving

Mother’s Day 2016

John 12:23-25 (NIV)

23 Jesus replied, “The time has come for the Son of Man to receive glory. 24 What I’m about to tell you is true. Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only one seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it. But anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it and have eternal life.

Jesus Exemplified Sacrificial Love

Romans 5:8But God proves his love for us in this: While

we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

1 John 3:16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down

his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our [kindred].

Christ’s Sacrificial Love Made RealMost Mothers Die to Themselves to Love Their Children

John 12:24 Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only one seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.

the fruit of love

a sacrificial love