Alyssa, my sweet daughter whom I love more than life itself, this posting is for you. I am writing it in my blog because I want you to know that I am not ashamed of my love for our Savior, Jesus Christ. I have lived my life trying to please him, making mistakes, repenting, and trying again. That is what life is all about and I hope that I have taught you sufficiently.
Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion and this event is celebrated on Easter Sunday.
According to the King James Version of the Bible, the passage describing this event is found in John 20:11-18 which reads:
11 ¶ But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
at thinking someone had taken Jesus’ body and then the
joy at recognizing him standing before her.
14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
I want you to know, Alyssa, that I am grateful for the sacrifice that Jesus made for all mankind. I know that He lives and is the Redeemer of the world. He is always there to watch over and guide us if we will listen. No matter what we have done or do wrong, He is still there to lead us and love us.
Unfortunately Alyssa, some day I will not be on this earth to hold and comfort you when you cry, when your heart is broken, or to help calm your fears. That is my only apprehension about dying. I know where we all go when we die and who waits to greet us. It is a wonderful experience for us when we die, but sad for those that we have to leave behind. Although it will be only a short separation, as your mother, I don’t want us to be apart even for that long.
Alyssa, I want you to know Jesus Christ the way that I do. I want you to recognize the promptings of the Holy Ghost that will inspire you to make correct choices.
Just as you text message, talk on the phone and spend time with your family and friends, I hope that you will make an effort to know Him.
Read His words.
Pray.
Prayer is wonderful and can give you peace when nothing and no one else can.
Live a life that is filled with unselfishness, love, compassion, service to your fellow man, and be trustworthy, forgiving, honest, and a virtuous woman.
Some day you may be blessed with children of your own. When and if that happens, you will realize just how much I love you. You will want your family with you forever. Your joy and happiness with their love for you will fill your heart to overflowing. It is the most wonderful experience I have ever known or will ever know.
I love you Alyssa. I love you with all that I am or will ever be.
I am so proud to have you as my daughter. I feel so blessed. You have fulfilled all the aching of my once empty arms.
You are special. A daughter of God. He loves you too and wants to give you all that you need. Jesus is there for you. I know this is true. He has comforted my broken heart many times and answered so many of my prayers even when I didn’t feel I deserved his blessings.
Thank you for being my daughter. Thank you for the opportunity to share your life.
On this beautiful Easter, I hope that you thank our Savior for his sacrifice and commit to live his teachings always.
Loving you always,
Mom
How beautiful!
What a lovely Easter post. If every child could just know how much Jesus loves them and what he sacrificed for them and each of us, this world would be a lot less hurtful.
Thank you for sharing your testimony for Christ.
Happy Easter and may God Bless You and Your Family.
I love you Mom.
-love, Alyssa, your daughter who is so thankful to have such a wonderful mother.
Happy Easter.
This post really moved me. Happy Easter!
What a wonderful post. I pray that my children will have a close walk with the Lord in their life and truly know Him. Happy Easter!!
What a beautiful post. This is probably one of the most loving things a mother could do for her child. Happy Resurrection Day.
One of the most beautiful posts I have ever read. Your daughter is so lucky to have you to teach her about the realities of the world and the love of Jesus.
What a gorgeous post! If I were able to have a daughter, I hope that I could give her the gift that you just gave Alyssa. That (the testimony that you just gave her) is one of the most important gifts a parent could ever give their child, the first being the actual example of living for God (which from what I can tell you do). My mom always sent me to church (when I was young 7-13 years) but never went herself. As much as I loved her, I cannot say she set a good example for me. "Don't do as I do, do as I say do" does not teach very good lessons. Anyway, I'm sure that Alyssa will treasure this post for the rest of her life.
God Bless,
PJ
What a beautiful and sensitive post. Our Lord is Risen!
What a fantastic post. What a precious gift to give to your daughter.
What an amazing blog…….. thank you for sharing something so special and so personal
Ah, Red! What a beautiful tribute to our Savior and what a heartfelt letter to your daughter! It is so important to have those talks with our children! You do it so well:)
I loved your testimony and I'm sure your daughter does too! It is so awesome that you are willing to share it on your blog. You are also a truly gifted writer!
thank you for sharing this, just beautiful
very powerful!!!!
I love the way you did this. To testify our love of the Lord to our children is our greatest responsibility to our children.
MusingMom
What a wonderful message to your daughter. She's a lucky young lady!
The painting by Simon Dewey of the Savior coming from the tomb is my favorite. I have a very large one hanging in my living room. It's a wonderful daily reminder. I hope I always remember to tell my children as you do.
I just want to say I admire you for speaking so openly about your faith to your daughter and to the rest of your readers. I am entering seminary soon to become a Pastor, and I hope to share these kinds of beautiful testimonies with my children one day. Your daughter is blessed beyond words to have a mom like you to set such a great example.
Just been getting around your blog and reading a few posts. Wow, you and your family have been through a lot! So glad Alyssa is ok today!
That's awesome you publicly shared your love for Jesus.
Hope Alyssa comes to know and love Him too
What more can be said? Amen and amen!
What an awesome post! I love it!
I just discovered your blog via BlogFrog and what a beautiful post!
Touching post 🙂 It was also my mother who led me to the Lord. Glad to meet you through Bloggy Moms 🙂
😀 Thank you. Nice to meet you too!
Sweet! Just sweet! What can compare to a mother’s Love, the only thing that can be divided among many children and still be enough, and still remain the same.
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Loved your testimony of our Savior, Jesus Christ. So much the way I feel.
I can see by the picture that you are in the woods. Would that be the great northwest?
I love to write as well but don’t do it nearly as often as I “should”.
Sharing my thoughts about my kids / with my kids is the best!