Article May 8, 2017 Issue

Raising children and turning to God as Mother

Blythe Evans

My two-year-old twins were dismantling the baseboard heaters in one of the bedrooms at the same time that my five-year-old daughter decided to try to carry the new baby up the stairs by herself. Both of these events were happening while the seven- and nine-year-olds were calling for help putting on their ice skates because some standing water in the backyard had frozen the night before.

This was a moment when I was grateful to affirm that I did not need to feel alone or stressed because God, divine Love, was right there with me. And more than that, in spiritual reality God is the true Mother of all of us, Love’s spiritual creation. I could feel the presence of divine Love supporting me in that moment, and the pressure and anxiety drained away.

I gave my daughter a big hug while gently taking the baby out of her arms, interested the twins in some toys and quickly put the baseboard heaters back together, and soon helped the two boys put on their skates and snowsuits for a fun outing in the backyard.

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