Tomorrow is my fifty-second Mother's Day. I have made cards, bought cards, picked flowers, purchased flowers, shopped on-line, and in stores, bought large and small gifts, always received smiles and thanks! But.... it just doesn't feel like I've got it right. It is a day that we all celebrate, but rarely contemplate what we are really celebrating. That is changing as I grow older...
I know that I am a very lucky guy...I have a wonderful woman, who has been my wife of twenty-six years. She is also an incredible Mom! I celebrate her in a different way tomorrow. She is not my Mom! I guess I join my children in recognizing just how amazing, and important she is to our family.
I also have had the good fortune to have one mother who gave me life, and another who chose to take on that special role, that is so essential to making us the people, who we turn out to be. In her case it was one of the most difficult assignments anyone can take upon themselves. Knowing what I know now...it probably makes her a good candidate for sainthood!
I cannot always say that I appreciated her gifts, and grace, when I was a young person. In fact I was not always kind. But even in the most difficult circumstances my adopted Mom found a way to help me through being a teenager and later as I entered adulthood, she quietly lead the way, to better places than I might have found on my own. I am eternally grateful to both the women in my life, but Cathy aka Mom will always retain a special place in my heart for unselfishly giving of herself more than I can possibly say!
On Sunday...to all of you who have accepted this seemingly impossible job...Happy Mother's Day! Tomorrow take some time to really think about all the things Moms do...it seems to me, every day should be Mother's Day!
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