The Power of a Mother's Love
The back cover of Dr. Brenda Hunter's book The Power of Mother Love casts a vision for moms:
Mother love shapes cultures and individuals. While most mothers know that their love and emotional availability are vital to their children's well-being, many of us do not understand the profound and long-lasting impact we have in developing our young children's brains, teaching them first lessons of love, shaping their consciences … At a time when society urges women to seek their worth and personal fulfillment in things that take them away from their families and intimate bonds, Hunter invites women to come home — to their children, their best selves, their hearts.
You and I need to be willing to look inside our own experiences to identify any places we may still be affected by our relationship with our own mother. We can begin that journey by simply being willing to search our heart and better understand ourselves. Professional counseling may also be a valuable part of that process. Laura Ingalls Wilder said, "What is there in the attitude of your children toward yourself that you wish were different? Search your own heart and learn if your ways toward your own mother could be improved." This is important whether your mother is still living or not. You and I are deeply affected by our relationship with our mother and one of the most powerful gifts we can give to our children is our own emotional health. A first step you can take on this journey is reading The Mom I Want to Be by T. Suzanne Eller. This book is designed to help you rise above your past and give your kids a great future.
A child should never feel as if they need to earn a mother's love. This will leave a void in their heart all of their life. A mother's love needs to be given unconditionally to establish trust and a firm foundation of emotional intimacy in a child's life. If love is withheld, a child will look for it in a million other ways, sometimes throughout their lifetime unless they come to some sort of peace with their past. The emotional foundation we give our children at home is foundational to their life. We cannot underestimate the value of home and the power of mother love.
It's All About Influence
The profession of motherhood is all about influence. You and I have an incredible opportunity to influence the next generation by what we do as a mother every day. This is why intentionality is so important during the years that we raise our family. Be intentional about your own healing from life's hurts. Be intentional about taking care of yourself. Be intentional about investing in your marriage. Be intentional about parenting. Be intentional about homemaking. Intentionality increases influence, and influence is something God asks us to be intentional about. We cannot underestimate the power of mother love, the value of home and the significance of our intentional presence in the home.
source: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/parenting-roles/value-of-stay-at-home-moms/power-of-a-mothers-love
A father’s sacrifice
MOST people take it for granted that a father is meant to provide for their family’s needs. However, many fathers go above and beyond the call of duty, enduring long periods of separation from their families and the sadness of not being around to watch their children grow up just to earn a living.
Michael Talusan is very familiar with these heartaches. He left his small family in Nagcarlan, Laguna to work in Saudi Arabia.
The life of an OFW’s wife
Elsie Talusan, a 40-year-old mother of two, misses her husband every day. The last time she saw him was September 2016, during an all-too-brief visit home. The first time he left them, she was pregnant with their second child. She had to bear giving birth without him by her side, and raising the new baby for the first year or so without being able to introduce her to her father except through voice and video calls.
“Mahirap din (It’s very difficult),” Elsie relates with tears in her eyes. “Pero wala eh, tiis lang.”(There’s no helping it, you have to endure.)
“Kung ako ang tatanungin mas gusto ko na nadito sya, kasama namin, kaysa nasa malayo sya. Ang hirap, e. Ang hirap ng walang asawang katuwang sa pagaalaga ng mga anak.” (If it were up to me, I would prefer that he was here with us instead of being somewhere far away. It’s very hard to not have someone with you, helping you to raise the children.)
Love and support from overseas
However, Michael and Elsie talk regularly, and he makes sure that he spends a lot of time with their children whenever he can come home. Aside from that, he also never misses a chance to send remittances for his family’s needs.
In that regard, MoneyGram has been a great help. Elsie says that it makes her feel like he’s still with her in some way, supporting and helping her. “Parang inabot lang,” (It’s like he just handed me [the money]), she explains. That’s how quickly MoneyGram gets her husband’s remittances to her, without the worries of having to go to a bank or a remittance center.
Many other OFW families choose MoneyGram because it’s so easy to use – they just visit any of the over 350,000 partner locations worldwide. Remitting money has never been so hassle-free.
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