Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers, future mothers,
grandmothers, mothers-in-law, nannies who play second mother, mothers who don’t
or can’t have children of their own but who love children and provide mothering
in one way or another, and single fathers who have to play the role of mother
and father – so basically I am saying to all women and single dads everywhere
–HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY and that includes all of you!
I felt it important to list all of those who deserve a happy
mother’s day wish in the opening of today’s blog because I think we often
forget to think of those who are not obviously mothers, but who really are
deserving of the gratitude and praise of being a type of mother.
For many years I was a single mom and there was no way I could
do it all alone. I was incredibly blessed to have Blanca in my
life. Blanca was the most amazing housecleaner I could ever hope
for. She loved my girls as her own and she provided care for them
the same way she would have if they were her own flesh and blood. To me
and my children she was every bit deserving a being celebrated on mother’s day
as I was. I couldn’t have raised Mandy as well as I did without her there
to support me, so to Blanca and all the other housekeepers and babysitters out
there who assist a mother with her children I say THANK YOU!
When I met my dear husband he was had been a divorced single
parent for many years. I watched him support his sons and daughters as
both the father and the mother through the years, and I know there are
tremendous numbers of single dads out there who do that same thing. Being
a single parent is one of the most difficult things to do. Trying to
handle your household by yourself and still give your children the attention
they need and deserve is an insanely hard task. It can be lonely and scary
and overwhelming at times. And anyone out there who does it deserves huge
thank you recognition on mother’s day, whether they are a mom or a dad playing
the role of mom. THANK YOU!
I cannot tell you how excited I am that I got to spend Mother’s
Day with my girls and grandsons because I got to not only see them but to hug
them. Oh, how happy that made me. That was the best mother’s day present
ever!!
Being a mother and grandmother is the biggest blessing of my
life. I have had an amazing life thus far. I have accomplished amazing
goals and I have received tremendous recognition for accomplishing this goals,
which I have always appreciated very much – however, there is nothing in my
life full of accomplishments that comes even close to being as important
to me as the accomplishment of being the mother of the most amazing
children. I know how blessed I am to be a mother. I have many friends who
for one reason or another were unable to have children of their own, which has
helped me to appreciate to an even greater level just how truly blessed I am to
have been able to have the children that I do. I thank Heavenly Father
every day for the ability I have been given to be their mother. When I think
back over their lives so far, from the moment I discovered I was pregnant with
them, to their birth, to their first steps, to their first day of school, all
the way through the current day – every moment, every second that they have
been a part of my life has been the biggest blessing in the entire world.
I love being a mother, and I especially love being their mother, so to my
children I say THANK YOU for letting me be your mom and I LOVE YOU with all my
heart!
Having a wonderful mother of my own is the other biggest
blessing in my life. It would be impossible for me to express just how
amazing my mother is. She is brilliant and talented and loving and kind.
She is dedicated and loyal and caring. She loves the Lord and she lives
her life in such a way as to show that to her children. She has taught me
so many things that have helped me to become the mother that I am today.
I love her and I am grateful every day that Heavenly Father allowed me to be
born into her home with her as my mother. To my own mother I say THANK
YOU and I LOVE YOU!
My mother-in-law is every bit the amazing woman as my own
mother. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to have the
mother-in-law that I do. I married well because she came as part of that
package! To her I say THANK YOU and I LOVE YOU!
All of us have those special women in our lives whom have set an
example for us, who have loved us, who have been there for us when we needed
them, who have taught us, who have helped us, and who have impacted our lives
for the better. Today is the day to tell them you love them. Today is the
day to say THANK YOU and I LOVE YOU! Take advantage of the opportunity to
do so.
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