Mike Huckabee

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Mother's Day Messages/Memories

My mother had to raise 5 children on her own. Our father passed away of cancer at a very young age. The year after my father passed 4 of us kids. Walked a few miles to a nursery and with our little money we each bought our mother a plant. On Mother's Day she looked at those plants with tears in her eyes. She in no longer with us but the memories of her, we each carry in our hearts. Love you Mom!

My Mom passed in 2007 at 93. She was a good Christian woman who lived by the rule: never say anything about anyone unless it is something good. She kept her opinions to herself for the most part. I think about her often.

A memory of my long departed Mom: Boys would challenge me: "My Dad could beat up your Dad!" My reply was so very true. -- That's nothing. My Mom could beat your Dad up! She was a Hannah type woman. Willing to give her son, Samuel, into ministry. I am the product of her sacrifice. I have served with joy for 51 years as a Pastor. Now we joyfully serve, preaching and teaching in Kenya, as well other places. Thanks Mom!

I love my mom. She is almost 90 years old now. I miss the younger years we had together but I thank God that I can still visit her and speak to her daily. She has been an exceptional mother. K

When I was lost in sin and debauchery a priest told my Mother that if she prayed for me everyday for 30 days that I would seek God. The 30th day was Easier 1988. The day I gave my heart to Jesus.

In 2021 i was very sick and my son lived far away from me in California and he surprised me on Mother’s Day and came to help me out and cooked for me which he had never done before. It was so special and thoughtful!

"My mother was full of important advice and counsel..so much so that I wrote a song about it.....The Gardener. Mom is a gardener, she plants seeds in me.

Mom, you've been in heaven for 5 years now, and I miss you now more than ever! I'm a grandma (Nonnie) now, and I've wanted to share this part of my life with you so many times! I miss you so...Sarah

To my mother Elsa. I never got to know you but I wanted to thank you for my life. You could've easily just aborted me but you chose adoption. I deeply have missed you my whole life but thinking I will see you on the other side. Thank you my mother for my life.

My Mom is no longer with us on this earth, but her memories are so wonderful, funny, sad, loving, that she will always be with us in our hearts and in our thoughts. Happy Mother's Day from your eight kids down here and your ninth one who is with you. We love you and miss you and we will be seeing you you someday. That will really be heaven!

"My Mom is with the Lord. She ruled the roost! Did not appreciate that until I had children of my own. Also my daughter gave up a career to home school her three children that we have been blessed with. The Lord is #1 in her life! May God bless all Mothers that truly love their children!”

Sharon, my wife, and I went to Church on Mother’s Day in 1979. She was very pregnant and although we did not yet have a child, she was selected as a Mother’s Day recipient of a bouquet of flowers. We had our first child on Monday, the next day.

Mike Huckabee

Today is Eclipse Day, and I don’t mean that America’s power and prestige are being eclipsed, since that’s been happening every day since 2021.

Millions of young Americans will actually go outside today to see the rare total eclipse in a northeastward band stretching from Texas to Maine. Fox News has regularly updated reports along with a map and timeline of the eclipse in various states at this link:

https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/solar-eclipse-to-sweep-us-with-some-states-in-path-of-totality

Highway officials are warning that there could be traffic delays and even crashes due to the unusual daytime darkness and drivers taking their eyes off the road to see the eclipse. And speaking of looking at the eclipse…DON’T! Looking directly at the sun can cause serious, permanent damage to your eyes. Even watching it on your cell phone photo screen can burn out your retinas as well as your phone. This link has some myths about eclipses and eyesight that you need to read (while you still can.)

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/solar-eclipse-myths-misconceptions-truth-them

I’ll add another myth, or at least I think it’s a myth, that most of these cheap eclipse glasses are made in China because this is all just an elaborate plot to blind Americans so China can invade us. They’re invading us already without having to go to that much bother.

And here’s some advice about what color clothes to wear to experience a bizarre side effect of the eclipse.

https://www.westernjournal.com/wear-red-green-eclipse-unforgettable-solar-effect/

If you’re going to watch the eclipse, be sure to do it safely, like by wearing special eclipse protective glasses that are widely available. Warning: if you can see through them at all except when looking at a very bright light, chances are that they are not really safety-rated and might be counterfeits.

As proof that you can see an eclipse and suffer no damage, here’s a great story about eclipse buff LaVerne Biser. He’s 105 and started traveling the world with his late wife Marion in 1963 to catch eclipses. This will be his 14^th. Luckily, he lives in Ft. Worth, so this one will be coming to him. Maybe the moon and sun arranged it that way out of gratitude for his loyal fandom. By the way, he credits his long life and good health to never drinking, smoking or doing drugs and “just good Christian living.”

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/texas-man-105-witness-13th-total-solar-eclipse-beautiful

If you miss this one, the next total solar eclipse will come on August 23, 2044. I intend to continue avoiding booze, tobacco and drugs and practicing good Christian living, so I’ll probably still be doing this then and will remind you of it when it gets a little closer.

I’d like to wish all of you a happy and safe Easter as you celebrate with your families and in your churches.

Easter is the holiest of all holidays in the Christian calendar, but also the most joyful. The miracle of the Resurrection was not only the fulfillment of God’s promise that through His Son, our sins would be forgiven and we could have eternal life, but it also serves as a constant reminder that even in times when all seems dark and hopeless, God will never abandon us. That message seems especially important today.

I hear from many Christians who are very worried about the state of America and the world, and understandably so. Anti-Christian forces are on the march and seem to be winning in many ways. They fear that we may never be able to come back from such an aggressive assault.

But if you are feeling that way, then try to imagine how Christ’s followers felt on the day of His Crucifixion. Everything was dark, evil, and appeared hopeless. Those closest to Jesus were in fear for their own lives and felt that all they had devoted themselves to for three years had died on that cross. They saw their Master and their hopes and faith buried in a borrowed tomb.

That was Friday. But then came Sunday. It was the day that three women went to the tomb to honor a man who was dead. Instead, they were the first to know that what they had witnessed on Friday wasn’t the last chapter.

We all have a lot of Fridays in our lives: bad doctor reports; financial problems; a sick child; broken relationships; dangerous political movements; a virus that derailed our lives and split apart families. But let’s not get lost in our Fridays and think the bad times will never end. Always remember:

Sunday is coming. And God is good. All the time.