Mother’s Day
June 2nd, 2010
Today is Mother’s Day.
I woke up at 5:00 am thinking of all the things that needed to get done so that I could have a relaxed day with my son. I knew there was something wrong with waking up and doing laundry, dishes and vacuuming at 6am on Mother’s day, but I also know that I feel calmer when it’s all done – and as we all know, the house is not going to clean itself!
As a reprieve, I checked messages on the computer, and as I opened various messages and ecards for Mother’s Day, I began to remember what this day is really all about.
My mother, who passed away 5 years ago, used to say that Mother’s Day is a “Hallmark Holiday”. Like most mother’s she would accept our flowers picked from the garden and hand-made gifts with a bigger smile than when we sent the FTD floral arrangement and called to make sure it arrived on time – which, as the years wore on, I don’t think mine ever did…
She always seemed slightly embarrassed about receiving gifts and I could never figure out why.
Now that I am a mother I realize why - it is a job that she, and I, would have willingly done with no gifts at all.
I learned from my mother that the gift is my child – smiling, giggling, glowing with health and joy.
Mothers are the gift to the world - just like the children they bring into it.
Thank you for being great mamas.
