I found confirmation of my initial thought about the mother of Hezekiah here in Edith’s note- It is a credit to Abi that her son removed the high places of sacrifice and broke images, because he trusted in the Lord God of Israel. Here we see an eternal commendation of Lois and Eunice’s faith, especially notable since they had tension within their own home with the father not believing, and pressures from society to worship the emperor and indulge in all manner of sins available to them. Susanna Wesley (mother to John and Charles), Hudson Taylor’s mother Amelia, Charles Spurgeon’s mother Eliza, John Newton’s mother Elizabeth all mothers who are acknowledged from this vantage point of history to have had a profound impact on their sons, who in turn had a profound impact on the faith for the ages.…