An Ode to Mothers Everywhere
I see you loving your child.
I see you giving it your All.
I see you pulling out the To-Do list, again.
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Another day has arrived
… and there are things to do.
Humans to love.
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Another opportunity to practice Patience …
Another chance to show Grace.
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Another day to prepare the Next Generation
…to do the Right Thing.
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And even more important -
Another day to instill in miniature humans
A Desire to Do Great Things.
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I see you running around town.
Doing everything you can to give them a Good Life.
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And I see you with them…
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Encouraging them.
Laughing at their jokes.
Providing Stability in this World.
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And most impressive of all …
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I see you
Freely and Wholly –
Giving out [unconditional] LOVE.
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Please know:
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I see you working Hard.
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Feeding them.
Cleaning up after their messes.
Washing their clothes.
Demanding Safety.
And my goodness …
Enforcing Hygiene!
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I see you Trying your Best.
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Teaching them about Life.
And Forgiveness.
And passing out Goodnight Kisses.
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I see you Present,
[but also Tired].
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Running on Coffee, Fumes and Jesus.
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I relate to your cup overflowing – because I, too, am a mother with my own cup …
Pouring into my own children.
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These are the Days!
[That is what they say] …
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I know.
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Man.
…It isn’t easy!
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But Wow.
I am so, so incredibly proud of you!
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No one loves them like you do, Mama.
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No one else is their Safe Haven.
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Their Protector.
Their Comforter.
Their Happy Place.
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No one else is their definition of Security.
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No one else is their Home.
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And for those, reasons …
You should be proud of the life you are leading.
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You are their Everything, Mama.
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And because of You...
They feel like they Belong.
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In case no one has told you lately,
You are doing a magnificent job.
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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
2022
