The mother, more than any other, affects the moral and spiritual part of the children’s character. She is their constant companion and teacher in formative years. The child is ever imitating and assimilating the mother’s nature. It is only in after life that men can gaze backward and behold how a mother’s hand and heart of love molded their young lives and shaped their destiny (E. W. Caswell).
Caswell’s words are certainly true about our mother, Shirley Godwin. She shaped the lives of her children. As parents of two each, we can’t even begin to imagine the work and sacrifice required to raise five. Yet her life was never about herself. She invested her life in the children she loved and served. We can all look back and she how she impacted each of us. Her relationship to our father is perhaps her greatest investment in our lives. Their love and commitment to each other, after fifty-three years of marriage, continues to be a great example to us.
In addition to being a mother, our mom faithfully served alongside our father as a pastor’s wife for over forty years. Yet we never felt like we were second place to the church. She was a mother first.
Today we give thanks to God for our mom and for the godly life she lives and the great example she has been to us.
Happy Mother’s Day mom!
Love,
Joe, Susan, Tim, John, Nancy
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