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Most Important Hug First

My daughter has a stuffed lamb. It reminds me of the greatest hug ever given to us by the Lamb of God when He stretched out His arms to the world on the cross and died for our sins providing our way to heaven. All we must do is reach out and touch Him. Have you received Jesus' hug? Are you in touch with your Creator? Have you hugged Him today? (If you haven't, be sure to read God's Perfect Hug that immediately follows this story to learn how.)

When I was about 11 years old, I remember being invited to a friend's house after school who lived a few blocks away. I'd never been there before, I'd never met her mother before and I never saw her again after that day that turned out to be the most important day of my life. She asked me if I knew Jesus personally and if I wanted to invite Him into my life to be my Savior. Well, My mom had talked about some "Christians" that lived next door and told me not to pay attention to them. But Jesus was calling me and I decided then and there that I needed what Jesus had to offer me for a very good reason.

Now we can hug on to some hugs that will be quite familiar to everyone, I hope.

Hugs of Tradition

Mother, Mom, Mommy or Mama Hugs can be any time, anywhere, any way and they usually are-sometimes when you want one the least, like when you are ready to walk out the door in your Sunday best and your toddler still has breakfast peanut butter and jelly fingers.

Mom's, I encourage you to find every way you can to hug your children more, especially the older ones. They may squawk a little but they'll remember that you care, even if its nothing more than a brief hand on the shoulder or a little squeeze, tousling their hair, a note of encouragement in the mail or in their laundry. After all, we can't let the animal kingdom outdo us.

Or would it be the fish kingdom, actually I think porpoises are mammals so this applies even more. Let's take a pointer from the porpoise mom who whistles to her peers just after she has given birth. (Would that be like our birth announcements?) The other porpoise moms may be attracted by the whistle and swim to the baby and nuzzle it. The mother doesn't attack at this time. This information from Compton's Encyclopedia goes on to suggest that this experience with many adult porpoises in the earliest days of infancy may contribute to the tight social bond of porpoises. Interesting!

Hey, any teens who might be reading, I encourage you to do the same for your moms. Most of us moms are learning to be moms, even if we have more than one of you because each of you is so unique and different. You are God's workmanship, one of a kind. Remember, we moms aren't perfect; we may make lots of mistakes, no, we will make lots of mistakes though it is sometimes hard for us to admit it, too. Here's a couple of thoughts that might help:

1 - Moms want what's best for you and are trying the best they can to do the job God called them to do as moms. Praying for them to be a good mom would be very helpful and greatly appreciated. You won't always like what God tells them to do to shape and mold you, but they don't have a choice or God will be on their case.

2 - Your willingness to receive a few physical hugs and give a few hugs can go a long way toward a great relationship with we moms and making life at home more pleasant for all.

Grandma, Grammie, Gram, or Nana Hugs, like mom hugs can also be found anywhere, but are especially nice in her kitchen when she is baking and lets you lick the beaters from the cake or cookies she's just baked.

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