Random thoughts on Motherhood

Today is the day that we celebrate motherhood. You know, it's really hard to appreciate being a mother until you are one. Then all of the irritating things that your mother always told you not only make sense, but come out of your own mouth. I have three boys and just a few months ago my mother's voice came out of my mouth as I yelled, "Just sit in that chair or get on the floor!". I also rule my dinner table with, "That's what there is, eat or it don't, but there's nothing else until breakfast". I also never realized the sacrifies that moms make on a daily basis. As a kid you don't realize that because you need new shoes 2 or 3 times a year, your mom makes due with the same one pair for 2 or 3 years. It also never occurs to you that watching you play baseball or sing in the Christmas pagent wasn't the absolute height of entertainment. Who wouldn't want to spend two hours wrangling two preshoolers to watch your climactic "Look, there's Santa now!". Somehow as a kid you never realized that for everything your mom gave you, whether it cost time or money, took away from what she had for herself. Being a mom requires serious sacrifice. I think that's why God brings people into the world in need of a mom - it helps us understand in a tiny way His love. So, take a few minutes today and think about all the sacrifices your mom made for you. Then call her and tell her thanks and I love you. That's all we really want. Yeah, we'll take diamonds on top of it, but not in place.

Happy Mother's Day,
Jacqui