Another Mother’s Day.
Wasn’t it here just last week?
Wow, time really flies. I
appreciate all the moms in my life. My mom,
stepmom, sisters, friends, aunts, mother-in-law and my grandma who passed away
several years ago. They are all great
examples to me.
Being a mom is not easy.
It is not fun being puked on, peed on, pooped on and spit on or dealing
with broken bones, broken windows, scrapes, fights, sickness, lying, bad
grades, creepy crawly things they like to pick up, back talk, door slamming,
biohazard bedrooms, and still trying to figure out who “wasn’t me” is and kick
that person out of the house. After
swapping stories with other moms at work today, I have come to the conclusion
that kids are genetically predisposed to embarrass their parents with their
public temper tantrums, announcing their bodily functions in a crowded room and
their lack of a filter. Or in my son’s
case saying in his not so quiet voice, “Mom, we can’t leave Walmart yet! We didn’t buy you a new husband!”
Then just when we start to wonder why we even had kids in
the first place, and wonder how in the world we are ever going to get them to
adulthood intact, they turn around and make us a card with hand drawn flowers
or macaroni telling us how much they love us.
Their sweet smiles and precious hugs make all the frustration and anger
melt away. Then I realize there is no
one else in the world who will love me this way. They are forgiving of my shortcomings and
love me no matter what. They are truly
the greatest gift that God has given to me.
Here is a special shout out to all the single parents out
there doing double duty. Single parents
are both moms and dads. Moms who have to
learn how to bait a fish hook and dads who have to learn how to braid their
daughter’s hair. You deserve to be
honored on Mother’s and Father’s day and every day! You are so amazing!
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