With Mother’s Day right around the corner, it only seems appropriate that I write a little bit about my mother this week. Some of you reading this blog may have had the privilege of meeting my mom in the past, and others, well I am sorry but you are simply missing out. I have been blessed in many ways in my lifetime, but very few rank up with the fact that I was born into the Warneke family, with my mother as the matriarch.

As my wife Abby, stays at home to raise our two little men, I am constantly reminded of the blessing that it was to have my mom waiting at home when I returned from school, or being the last one to head off to school, spending my mornings with her at home. My mother and father have supported me in ways I can’t even begin to explain. Every crazy idea or pursuit, they have been there showing me support. There are not too many moms that support there sons as they take off a semester of college to sleep in their car and drive cross country. There are not too many moms that will support their son as his wife heads to work at an orphanage in South Africa for 2 months without him. There are not too many moms out there that welcome in 20 of their son’s friends into their home at 6:30 in the morning every Wednesday of high school. There are not too many moms that will sacrificially care for their own parents in such a loving way. There are not too many moms that continually pray day in and day out for their children to know the Lord. There are not too many moms that take up kayaking in their 50′s. There are not too many moms that can make anyone feel like family in their homes.  There are not too many moms that have the patience to lovingly raise 5 children with grace, humility and a servants heart.

I am a better man because of the mother who raised me. I am a better man because of the examples of love, forgiveness, humility, service, and joy lived out by a woman I respect, admire, and love. One day, I hope that I can live closer to my parents, so my boys can get to know better the mother that I love, and the grandmother that now so desperately loves them. Happy Mother’s Day to one of my true heroes of the faith!

And Happy Mother’s Day to my wife Abby, who is grace in the flesh every single day for the 3 boys God has placed in her care. Abel and Gideon are so blessed to have you leading, loving, and guiding them through this crazy thing called life. I am proud of the mother that you are to our boys. Thank you for putting your own needs, desires, and wants so often to the side to care for our precious little guys.

May 5, 2010 <> Michael Warneke

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