Happy Mother’s Day

“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” (Elizabeth Stone) Thoughts for Mother’s Day 2021.

God Made Moms

Elizabeth’s words have echoed in my mind since I first read her quote. Moms are unique. Someone said, “We all want a God with clothes on. Since God couldn’t be everywhere at the same time, He made moms.”

It takes a mom to know a mom. For Mother’s Day I borrowed the thoughts of a mom about Moms.

Before I was a Mom

I cleaned my house each day. I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a song. And I didn’t worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations or vaccines.

Before I was a Mom…I had never been puked on – pooped on – spit on – chewed on, or peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. And I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom…I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests…or give shots. Or I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. Never did I sit up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom…I didn’t know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn’t know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. And didn’t know that bond between a Mother and her child. There was no way I could know that something so small could make me feel so important.

Satisfaction

Before I was a Mom…I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every ten minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonder or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom…I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn’t want to put it down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn’t stop the hurt. And I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.”

To every mom who reads this…God bless you.
To every child who reads this…tell, don’t text, your mom, your gratitude for her.
For every father…bless the mother of your children.
To everyone who grieves the loss of their own mother, like I do, peace be to you.

Through a Mother’s Eyes – Happy Mother’s Day, Jocelyn

What are you doing this Mother’s Day? Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post. Thank you.

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