"Can a woman forget...?"

"Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. 

Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me."

Isaiah 49:15-16

I am thankful this evening for the love that God has given me for my children. I thank my Heavenly Father for giving me a glimpse of his love for us through the way I feel towards my two girls.

I want to protect them, fight for them and pick them back up. I want to encourage them, teach them, lead them and challenge them. I want to strengthen them, empower them and build them up. I want them to know I am always proud of them and love them no matter what.

It really upsets me to see stories of children neglected or mistreated by their parents. We can't believe it when we hear those sort of things. It seems like it has always been this way; the verse from Isaiah above asks, 'Can a woman forget?' 

Thank you Lord that even when mothers do 'forget' (or neglect or mistreat), you have us engraved on your hands, always remembered. I love you Father. I want to learn from your example.