Mother's Day is a great thing. Like Christmas it has a tendency to be a little commercialized but it is a good day to think about and recognize some of the special women in our lives.
I was blessed with a good Mom. I never doubted her love for me even when it wasn't always deserved. She was strong, hard working and a good example of how to make the most of what ever life throws at you, much like her mother before her. I was blessed to come from that heritage. Those traits along with many others have been a great help in the things that would occur in my life. I am still learning from and being blessed by my Mother who is 86.
I have a great Mother-in-law who loves me and has blessed my life through the son that she raised. She too has taught me many things through the years that have blessed my life. I learned much of what it means to be a mother-in-law from her. I have much to be grateful for in her example.
I was blessed with three daughters who have grown to become great women and wonderful mothers. They are each unique in looks, talents and abilities and yet the same in courage, strength, and love of their familys.
We are each pretty independant and don't call each other daily but there is never any doubt of the love and support that is just a phone call away at any given time. They teach me so much and I am thankful for each of them in my life.
I have five women in my life who are also wonderful mothers. They came into this family by marriage and each has added so much. They are each talented and special in numerous ways. They have given of themselves in countless ways and have blessed the lives of each family member. They are great mothers and are raising wonderful children. How blessed I am for each one. They love my sons and that is such a blessing to me.
Two out of these ten women are not mothers in the sense that the world recognizes mothers but they are mothers in every sence of the word. They each have loved, nurtured, sacrificed for and touched the lives of children in countless ways and with equal love and support given by those who have given birth.
For me the greatest gift I receive as a Mother is the love of my family expressed and given in little ways throughout the year. Thanks one and all for such a wonderful gift.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all Mothers and especially those who have touched my life in so many ways.
