A Blog by Josh Agerton

Word to Your Mother (Leslie)

Posted on 10. May, 2009 by Josh Agerton in Formation, The Fam, The Funnies

Mother’s Day…yes it is.  Man, this is a great day.  So special to honor mom’s everywhere in this world.  But let me tell you about one particularly special Mom.

Leslie has been a mom now for over 5 years.  I’ve seen her carry all three of our children with love in her own body.  And then I watched her I give birth to our son Benjamin and then our twins, Liza and Grace.  That alone is an impressive feat.  I’ve seen her pray over all three of our kids night after night.  And I’ve watched her go on completely exhausted from sleepless nights of calming fears and comforting hearts…all with a beautiful smile and lots of laughs.

She makes lunches, cleans up poop, washes little people’s clothes, mops the floor, cleans up throw-up, makes beds, cleans bathrooms, plans meals, buys groceries, checks out teachers, and gets three little ones dressed every day.  She teaches, nurtures, listens, laughs, disciplines, and prays all day long for each of them.  And all of this she does with a joy that I know no other to have.

Aside from all of this (which is really so much more that I have written here), she works as a Speech Pathologist to help provide finances for our family.  And she loves those kids she serves like crazy too.

But then it keeps going…she is a beautiful wife.  She listens to my crazy thoughts, bears with my grief, celebrates with me in my victories and goes to the low places with me in my disappointments.  I have to tell you, it is not easy being the wife of a Pastor…especially this one.

So today we honor Leslie, this special woman who’s heart has been entrusted to us but ultimately belongs to Christ the King.  Love you – Josh, Benjamin, Liza and Grace!

Here’s a little video I put together for Leslie last year.  Check it out…

Mother’s Day 2008 from Josh Agerton on Vimeo.

Tags: Leslie, Mom