Happy Day friends!!
As we all know Mothers Day was yesterday and I felt the need to honor all the great mom’s in my life.
This was the first Mothers Day in 23 years I wasn’t able to spend with my mom and honestly it didn’t feel the same. I love my mom dearly, but living in different states makes the travel sometimes hard. I was able to spend the day with my nephew so my sister and my brother-in-love could have a day dedicated strictly to what Mom wanted.
My nephew and I had fun making videos, playing at the park and reading books.
I spent a great part of my day trying to get a hold of my mom to say “Happy Mothers Day” and tell her how awesome she is. When I finally got to chat with her, I realized how much I missed being with her on her day.
This was us last year on Mother’s Day after church.
She’s amazing and gosh I miss her!!
I remember as a little girl asking my mother “Why is there Mothers Day and Fathers Day, but there’s no Kids Day? It’s just not fair.” My mother replied, “Everyday is Kids Day that’s why.” At that point in my life, that wasn’t a good enough reason. In fact, that reason made me mad and didn’t seem right. After growing up I soon realized there’s truth in that statement.
My mother and father married out of high school and had kids right away, so there youthful years were short. They had 5 kids in a span of 8 1/2 years. Then I didn’t understand the significance of that, nor did I really care. Now I am utterly amazed at my parents, or any parents for that matter.
Everyday is really Kids Day, that is until you grow up and have your own kids. If you think about it kids spend everyday being catered to. We got driven to our sports practices, dance recitals, music recitals, basketball camps, and friend’s houses without really thinking twice about the sacrifice our mother’s made doing it.
We were made three meals a day, rarely taking time to say thanks or even recognizing how blessed we were. We had/have praying moms, who spent/spend hours on their knees praying for their children. We had moms who were the loudest fans at our sporting events. Life really did revolve around us.
My mother sacrificed her time, her body, and youthfulness for kids. She sacrificed fun, sleep, and money. Everyday was spent feeding, bathing, clothing, and spending time with her children, repeated for years. I never heard her complain.
Mom’s deserve a day to be honored. In fact they deserve more than one day to be honored. A mother’s life changes when she has a child. She sacrifices so many of her own dreams (or at least puts them on hold) to watch, encourage, and inspire her children to achieve theirs.
Mom’s are amazing!! They have a 24/7 job. They don’t have lunch breaks or weekends. Their life is their children, and I think at times we forget this.
Mom’s have amazing patience, love and mercy. They can put up with screaming children, loud noises, disobedient teenagers, because of their amazing patience. They love unconditionally. It doesn’t matter how many times mom has to tell you “No,” she still loves you, even when you hit your brother for the thousandth time. When you break her favorite vase or china, she has endless mercy for you. How do they do it? I don’t know, but they do.
I am not a mom, but one day I hope to be one. One day I hope to be half the mother my mother has been. Through thick and thin she has always been there. She loved me on my darkest days and when I really didn’t deserve it. She has encouraged me and inspired me. She’s been an amazing role model.
There are so many other great mom’s in my life that have been inspirational as well. I could go on and on, listing all the great qualities of moms; I think we all could, but I’ll keep it short and sweet. I love you all so much and I am so thankful and grateful for all you do for us. Go Moms!!