For our mothers on Mother’s Day
I have been blessed with 4 very special mothers. Each has raised me in their own unique way. So to my Grandma, Mom, Momma V, and my MIL, I want to thank all of you. This might sound a little strange, but you each have given me more than you know.
To the mother I have lost:
Thank you for all the doctors’ visits and tears you shed on my behalf. You showed me what true grace was. You were my safe haven through all the turbulence. There are no words to describe how hard Mother’s Day will be this year for me and mom without you here. I love you and look forward to sharing a living room full of crotchet soon. Tell Pappaw I love him.
To the mother who gave me birth:
You have shown me how to stand on my own 2 feet in many ways. Thank you for giving me the strength to find my own way to the Lord. And forever, it will be “You and Me Against the World”. Helen Reddy couldn’t have known she pegged us so well.
To the mother who married me too:
Thank you for putting up with the whining and all the stress of my summer and Christmas visits. I am so sorry for all the grief I gave you. You showed me how to be a normal mom. Thank you for showing me how to be a parent and a friend.
To the mother who took me in:
I couldn’t have asked for a better example of Ruth and Naomi than you. You truly show the finer points of how to live the Christian life with all the curves you have been thrown. I am so blessed to have you love me and my kids like you do. Thank you for showing us the finer points of healthier living as well. You are truly amazing.
And finally, to my kids:
I hope I can show you the grace and mercy I have been shown. Being your mother has given me more love and warmth than I could have ever imagined. More than anything else, I am so glad I chose your dad for you. We want to give you the blessings we have been given and we hope you will love and understand us more and more every day.
Happy Mother’s Day.
kelly, that was beautiful. you sound like the kind of person any mother would be proud to call “her daughter”…in fact, i think i just might adopt you.
Mom of 14, you wouldn’t want me as a daughter. I am cheap. I am not even sending out cards this year. I’ll explain in a minute. But you are a powerhouse of a mom. I send my 2 kids to the sitter ust to run my errands since my babysitter is so cheap. That way I don’t have to say no every time they ask for something.
lol…you are definitely my kind of child. in my opinion, i would rather see them use the several dollars it cost to buy and send a card to buy a gallon of milk or put a few dollars worth of gas in their car or buy a special, inexpensive toy or for the tiny ones, kick in for a pack of diapers…lol. what i TRULY love on mother’s day and any other holiday is having all my children together at one time in my home. it makes for a large group and alot of chaos but it means the world to me. for any who can’t make it, a suck up email will suffice. i hope you have a wonderful mothers day!!!!