Mother’s Day has been difficult for me since my mother died of cancer in 1990. There are many things I miss about her, but what I miss the most is sharing my children with her.
Sometimes I get a twinge of sadness because I was never able financially to give her even a tiny fraction of what she gave me. My Mother’s Day gifts to her were usually inexpensive, a pair of new pajamas, a new purse. Then I realize that my love was the only gift she ever really wanted.
I was reminded of that yesterday when my seven year old thanked me for his birthday presents. “Mom,” he said, ”do you know which gift I liked best?”
I imagined it would be the super-soaker water gun, guaranteed to shoot up to fifty feet, the one he used to squirt his sister, the dog, and me. But that wasn’t what he said.
“It’s the love you gave me Mom,” he stated, then ran off to play.
I stood frozen with my mouth open and the tears sliding down my face, suddenly feeling very overwhelmed with how wonderful motherhood can be. How I longed to pick up the phone and call the person who was not only my mother, but also my best friend, to tell her that the love she gave me now lives on in her grandchildren. But I couldn’t.
— Teresa Kindred
I don't know what you're planning for Mother's Day, but I do hope you're planning to do something special to honour her.
Abraham Lincoln once said, "All that I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother."
John Gray said, "The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world."
Napoleon Bonaparte said, "Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons."
And how about this Spanish proverb — "An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy."
"Nobody gets the same chance to mould human minds and nurture human bodies and emotions like a mother does"
All of those quotations have one thing in common — they all emphasize the fact that mothers have such a powerful influence, not only over their children, but over the very course of history.
I don't think that's an exaggeration. Nobody — not teachers, not preachers, not psychologists — gets the same chance to mould human minds and nurture human bodies and emotions like a mother does. The results of competent mothering can truly be seen for generations.
"Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her."
(Proverbs 31:28)
Ma, Happy Mother's Day :) hope you liked the 'certificate' card ;)
Moms out there, have a great mother's day! :)
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