Where would we be without the unconditional love a mother holds for her children?
No matter what age we get to be, mom is one of the sweetest words on our tongue to speak.
From the moment we are born, the nurturing begins…feeding, diapering, sleepless nights and endless days…
She is there through every bump and bruise her child takes to cuddle and kiss the hurt away.
Moms are the centre of a child’s universe, doing what only moms can do…
She is there to guide and teach and brings a mother’s wisdom and kindness to every situation as little people grow up; she takes joy in every success experienced and swells with pride in every step taken.
And as they grow from babies to adults, the years bring different levels of nurturing, but being a mother never gets easier…your children are always in your thoughts and minds and every wish you hope and breathe for them is for happiness, success and life-fulfillment. There’s always heartache, too, and many tears, but mothers can never let go…when the kids are grown and gone, every prayer that is breathed is in blessings that all is ok with them in their world; it’s a lifelong commitment but done unselfishly, always putting their needs before one’s own.
The years accumulate and moms become grandmothers, and on and on…but the loving part never stops…a love only a mother feels for her children and the peripheral vision to acknowledge the sacrifices their mother made for them.
And as another generation starts, mothers’ hearts grow bigger…grandkids remind grandparents to remember back to a simpler life when toys and play, snacks and treats, delightful squeals of joy and exuberant bursts of energy were part of everyday life. It seems so long ago…but oh so good!
For those of us who are now grandmothers and are still blessed to experience the love of our mother on this earth, our hearts are so grateful and appreciative for them, too; words can’t express the depth of thankfulness we feel to be able to hold their hand or kiss their cheek and still say, “I love you, mom!”
…the sweetest name on our lips!
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