¡HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Mothers throughout history have been worshipped, revered, analyzed and even criticized. Every one of us was created through the wondrous workings of a woman's body; each of us has a mother. But being a mother is more than a biological concept. In India, women who are profoundly nurturing, compassionate, and wise are publicly acknowledged by the title "Holy Mother." Those who have never met their biological mothers often have mothers nonetheless in adoptive parents, relations, and friends. There are human mothers and spiritual mothers, Mother Earth, and mother goddesses. The role of a mother is infinitely complex and one of pure tenderness, compassion, and unflagging loyalty. The mother represents fertility, stability, creation, and sacrifice.

Our mothers determine who we become because they are not only the life givers, but the most influential person in our young lives. Before we are old enough to understand that influence, mothers give us the beginnings of our spirituality and value systems. A mother lauds accomplishment and ignores minor faults, she both teaches and shields her children from misfortune, and hides her own tears, preferring to laugh so her children can laugh with her. She is both a sharer of grief and a healer of many pains. And every mother gives of herself knowing that someday her progeny will leave her. For these reasons and more, motherhood is a sacred institution, not limited by narrow constraints. It is also not unusual to seek the guidance of a mother in a wise woman or a grandmother because each woman is taught to be a mother by her own mother, whether she chooses to have children or not. Other ways to see Mother is to find a source of motherly nurturing in the earth, which gives us so much and demands little in return. Earth mother continually blesses us with her bounty and we are even born and eventually go back to the universal mother

The definition is necessarily broad because mothers of all types exist in part to put a smooth veneer on the rough edges of life for those they love. A mother never stops growing, never stops becoming more motherly. Though some may argue that a mother is a woman who gives life with her womb and nourishment with her breast, it is important to remember that a mother, any mother, is also one who gives life with her tenderness and nourishment with her love.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, MOTHER!

THE THINGS I OWE MY MOTHER...

1. My MOTHER taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE…

"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside… I just finished cleaning."

2. My MOTHER taught me RELIGION.

"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

3. My MOTHER taught me about TIME TRAVEL.

"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

4. My MOTHER taught me LOGIC.

"Because I said so, that's why."

5. My MOTHER taught me MORE LOGIC.

"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

6. My MOTHER taught me FORESIGHT.

"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

7. My MOTHER taught me IRONY.

"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

8. My MOTHER taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.

"Shut your mouth and eat your supper"

9. My MOTHER taught me about CONTORTIONISM.

"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

10. My MOTHER taught me about STAMINA.

"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

11. My MOTHER taught me about WEATHER.

"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

12. My MOTHER taught me about HYPOCRISY.

"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

13. My MOTHER taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.

"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

14. My MOTHER taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.

         "Stop acting like your father!"

15. My MOTHER taught me about ENVY.

          "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful MOTHER like you do."

          16. My MOTHER taught me about ANTICIPATION.

          "Just wait until we get home."

           17. My MOTHER taught me about RECEIVING.

          "You are going to get it when you get home!"

          18. My MOTHER taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.

          "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."

          19. My MOTHER taught me ESP.

          "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

          20. My MOTHER taught me HUMOR.

         "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

         21. My MOTHER taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.

        "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

22. My MOTHER taught me GENETICS.

       "You're just like your father."

23. My MOTHER taught me about my ROOTS.

       "Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

24. My MOTHER taught me WISDOM.

       "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

And my favorite:

25. My MOTHER taught me about JUSTICE.

       "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!"

¡HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

A MOTHER IS...

"A mother is not to be compared with another person -- she is incomparable."Mongo (Afrikan) proverb

MOTHER'S DAY

"A mother is not to be compared with another person -- she is incomparable. "

Mongo (Afrikan) proverb

SINCE I BELIEVE THAT EVERYDAY IS MOTHER'S DAY, I DEDICATE THIS DAY TO FAMILY N' FRIENDS THAT LOST THEIR MOTHER... 

¡HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

You give us a place of refuge…a sanctuary that stands between us, the elements of nature and the rest of the world. You are that an unselfish giver of life and the steward of our physical and spiritual needs. That bountiful plant life that nourishes us, gives us air, and offers us cooling shade. Your waters quench our thirst, and your beauty stirs our souls. Yet we so easily take your blessings for granted by worshiping you on just this day. So I want to say THAT EVERY TIME I BREATHE, I’LL BE REMINDED OF THE IMPORTANCE YOU PLAYED IN MY LIFE…I THANK YOU for allowing me to live within your walls. THANK YOU for giving me shelter, warmth AND security. THANK YOU for allowing me to live my life in your womb, for staying strong and sturdy, for supporting me, and for your beauty. THANK YOU for allowing me to steward life with you. THANK YOU for allowing me to walk this soil AND I will HONOR the part of you that’s in me for the rest of my life…¡HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

IS YOUR MOTHER IMPORTANT TO YOU? MOTHERS…THEY HAVE AN IMPORTANCE IN OUR LIVES. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT KEPT US LAUGHING WHEN WE WERE YOUNG KEEPING THE GOOD TIMES GOING & NEVER ALLOWING US TO SEE THE BAD. NOW THAT I AM OLDER & HAVE TO MAKE MY WAY IN THIS WORLD, I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WISH ALL MOTHERS A HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! I HOPE THAT EVERYONE CAN REFLECT ON WHAT THEIR MOTHER MEANS TO THEM & CHERISH HER WETHER SHE IS HERE OR NOT…HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY & MANY RETURNS!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

U R NOT 2 B COMPARED WITH ANOTHER~ U R INCOMPARABLE U R MY MOTHER

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When sorrow comes, as come it must,

In God a woman must place her trust.

There is no power in mortal speech

The anguish of her soul to reach,

No voice, however sweet and low,

Can comfort her or ease the blow.

She can’t from her woman kind

Take strength that will sustain her then.

With all that kindly hands will do,

And all that love may offer, too,

She must believe throughout the test

That God has willed it for the best.

We who would be her friends are dumb;

Words from our lips but feebly come;

We feel, as we extend our hands,

That one Power only understands

And truly knows the reason why

So beautiful a soul must die.

We realize how helpless then

Are all the gifts of mortal men.

No words which we have power to say

Can take the sting of grief away

That Power which marks the sparrow's fall

Must comfort and sustain us all.

When sorrow comes, as come it must,

In God, a man must place her trust.

With all the wealth which he may own,

He cannot meet the test alone,

And only he may stand serene

Who has a faith on which to lean.