Driving in the car the other day my four year old grandson asked me, "Does everyone have a dad"? I wasn't really sure what the real question was and I tried to answer it as simply as I could. It got me thinking though. I'm not sure what prompted him to ask me that, but I thought it was interesting that he didn't ask me if everybody has a mom. Maybe I thought about that because today is Mothers Day. I cant imagine my life without my Mom.
Sometimes I know how lucky I am to have my mom. Times when she was my soft place to land. The fact that even if I fell short, my mom still loved me. The endless meals she prepared, the countless recitals and sports games she sat through, and the patience she had to teach me how to be a young lady. The tough love she had to set boundaries, and the courage she had when I would say, "you are so mean!" As I watched my mom love and nurture my own children and now her great grandchildren, I feel so blessed.
I know that not everyone is so lucky. Some people didn't have a mom that was all those things. I wish they did. But I happen to know that most of them have gone on to be that kind of mom to their children, and later their grandchildren. Their mom was still exactly who God picked to be there mom. Not so they would have lack, but so they would become who God wanted them to be.
I guess my point is that even my grandson can't imagine a world without a mom. We may not get the crown, or a great applause, but that's not why we do it. We do it because it is what we are called to do. It was exactly how God created us and we have this great opportunity to nurture and grow another human being. Some of us hear the call. Some of us want to be a mom that the world cant imagine without us. My heart is with you. To all the moms out there I want to say, Thank you. You make a difference even if you think you got everything wrong. You didn't.
Happy Mothers Day!