{"id":675,"date":"2012-05-13T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-13T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=675"},"modified":"2025-11-30T20:47:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T02:47:58","slug":"mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=675","title":{"rendered":"Mother&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day to all the Mom&#8217;s in my life.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_7574 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6604632577\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/6604632577_2fd884fcff-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7574\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Especially Sweetie, my wife and best friend and mother to our child, even if he towers over her now. He couldn&#8217;t have a better Mother nor one that loves him as much as Sweetie does. The love of a mother is awesome to behold.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_6393 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6405411437\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/6405411437_4706f9de9d-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6393\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My Mother-in-Law Nana, best MIL in the world.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0800 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7175752434\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/7175752434_e6c89460b7-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0800\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My Sister,<a href=\"http:\/\/ellensnewblog.blogspot.com\/\"> <b>Ellen<\/b><\/a>, who brought three daughters up to be very capable women.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"20090517_44 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6903138943\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/6903138943_e21cc9822f-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"20090517_44\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two of her daughters, Jillian on the right, and Mary on the left, mother to my nephew, Mr. Beans, seen at the far left.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Idaho 2010 155 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/4708924494\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/4708924494_99be94dbb8-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"Idaho 2010 155\" width=\"500\" height=\"396\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My favorite picture (stains and all) of my Mother. She has been gone some years now. I think about her every day and I miss her very much. So much of her personality comes out in this photo.<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\"><i>Who can find a virtuous woman? She is far more precious than jewels&#8230;<\/i><\/b><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<b style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\"><i>Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the time to come.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<b style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\"><i>She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<b style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\"><i>She watches over the activities of her household and is never idle.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<b style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\"><i>Her sons rise up and call her blessed.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<b style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\"><i>He husband also praises her:<\/i><\/b><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<b style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\"><i>Many women are capable, but you surpass them all!<\/i><\/b><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<b style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\"><i>Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\">\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\"><i><br \/>\n~Proverbs 31:10, 25-30<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thatsbaloney.com\/\"><b>Perfect Pairings<\/b><\/a>. 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