Mother's Day

To every mother who:

•  endured the pain of childbirth
• sacrificed comforts and sleep
• gave up the right to a perfectly clean house
• got peed, pooped, snotted, or thrown up on
• didn't grow her child inside her body but found love for that child through adoption
• cooked meal after meal
• washed grass-stained after food-stained laundry
• endured the unimaginable pain of losing her child
• sacrificed a dream to see the dream of her child realized
• felt joy as her child learned to walk, talk, or ride a bike
• felt sadness at realizing her child may never do any of the above
• thanked God for the blessing of her child knowing that blessings sometimes come in unexpected ways
• did it alone because he decided he was out
• watches her growing children sleep and remembers when they were just tiny babies
• cheerfully sits through lessons, games, and recitals
• sat by her child in the hospital bed
• kissed feverish foreheads
• washed dirty faces and feet
• proudly hung "artwork" on the refrigerator
• doled out snack after snack
• fished out a beloved toy that accidentally fell in the toilet
• never runs out of hugs and kisses
• constantly reminds herself to redeem the time for the time is short
• prays for her children
• knows she messes up alot but is humble enough to say "I'm sorry"
• teaches her child manners and bible verses
• builds blocks and reads books when sometimes she would rather take a nap or go shopping
• slowly watches her child spread their wings and leave the nest knowing that she has to let go now
• still prays over them when they become completely independent knowing that she will never stop being a mother
• plays with her children's children because she is now not just a mother but a grandmother
• knows she didn't do everything right but knows God grace can cover it
• loves her children with all of her heart.....

         HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!