Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all you amazing and wonderful moms out there,

I hope you had an incredible day and weekend. No matter where you are in life, you deserve to be celebrated.

I know some of you aren’t moms by choice and some aren’t moms because of circumstance. Some of you are moms of the heart. Some of you stood up when a child was in need. Some of you may have needed to gift your unborn child to a mommy you knew could take care of him/her better then you could at a certain time in your life. I know some of you are dads who needed to take on role of both mommy and daddy. Some of you are mom’s to fur babies, and some of you are moms who have lost a child. Whatever mom role you have taken on, Happy Mother’s Day to you.

Thank you to everyone who took on the role of mother to a child. Thank you to all moms who have raised a child that didn’t come from her womb but from her heart. Thank you to dads who had no choice but to be mommy and daddy to a little one. Thank you to anyone and everyone who stepped up and raised a fine young man or young woman.

Today is a day when we take a moment to thank those mother’s in our lives for all their hard work throughout the year but I’m sure you would all agree, every day is a day to thank that amazing woman in your life who took time to raise you or to make a difference in your life.

Just because a child doesn’t come from our body doesn’t make us any less of a mom. What is a mom?

“Mother defined— What defines a mother? It’s more than DNA. In fact it seems biology will just get in the way. It’s not from whom we came from. It’s who made us who we are. It’s who gave us strength and courage and the drive to travel far. Some mothers are there from the beginning. Some join us along the way. But always they’re supporting us each and every day. Thanks often is unspoken. In truth there is no need. Our deeper soul connection helps set our spirits free.”-Robert Longley.

Being a mom is one of my greatest joys in life. I’m a boy mama through and through and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I have a bonus daughter and a bonus daughter soon to be. I have nieces who brighten my day and sisters from other mothers who are incredible moms, grandmoms and fur-baby moms. Each of these women bring remarkable qualities to my life and help me strive to be a better mom to the young people and pups in my life.

Some women I’m blessed to know have stood up and adopted me when my mother chose to leave my life. Even as an adult it’s nice to know I have some amazing mother’s out there who are always there for me no matter what. Thank you.

Being a mom is more then conceiving a child and giving birth. Being a mom means being present for a child. It means loving a child unconditionally and putting their needs ahead of your own. Being a mom means working hard and showing up. Being a mom means teaching and directing a child and sometimes being a mom means saying no and disciplining, not out of anger, but love. Being a mom means stepping up and loving a child through the good times and bad. Being a mom means teaching a child right from wrong. Being a mom means spending time with your child. Being a mom begins when we step into the role and accept it for better or worse.

Raising a child is not only the most difficult job a person can ever have, it’s also the most rewarding.

“A Mother’s Day for all— For mother’s here and everywhere, who feel the joy or the despair, of what it means to really care for offspring of all stages here. For children who’ve been mothered so, adopted, fostered, or from the womb, or nurtured by a guardian too. For those who yearn from those not here, the child not born, lost or deceased, or mothers whose time here has ceased, know angel love surrounds your face. For those who chose no parent call, but still do so much to serve us all. Know that we appreciate all you do to make life wonderful. For those who suffer memories toll, of mother’s not meeting their call with responses not good or small. You’re worth so much. Stand righteous and tall. This day is for all creatures here to celebrate those who appear to get us from birth to here, know love like that lasts eternally.”-Pauline O’Shea.

For all you moms who think you’re JUST a mom remember please, you’re “not JUST–You are not ‘just’ anything. Not just a woman or just a friend. A wife. A partner. Or just a mother. You are a universe, made up of waves that brought life, stars that hold dreams, landscapes of home, rocks that will crumble but will always remain. The winds gentle sway and strongest roar. You are someone’s ‘all’, and ‘all’ is not lost. You are a mother. But never just.”-Jessica Urlichs.

Thank you to all you wonderful and incredible women who are moms. Thank you to all you dads who’ve assumed the role of both mom and dad. Thank you to everyone who became a mom to a child.

For those that are moms and have lost a dear sweet child, I can’t even begin to imagine what that feels like. I know losing a child must mean finding a new normal and I know the pain never goes away. I know you think of them and are reminded of them each and every day. On this Mother’s Day you are not forgotten.

“Her Journey’s Just Begun—Don’t think of her as gone away-Her journey has just begun. Life holds many facets, the earth is only one. Just think of her as resting from the sorrows and the tears. In a place of warmth and comfort, where there are no days and years. Think of how she must be wishing that we could know today how nothing but our sadness can really pass away. And think of her as living in the hearts of those she touched for nothing loved is ever lost-and she was loved so much.”-unknown.

I know this doesn’t make it any easier to lose a child no matter what his or her age. I don’t think we are ever prepared to say goodbye.

To all you mama’s who’ve laid a child to rest, I hope you know those in your life know you’re doing your best.

To all you mama’s who were celebrated today, please say a little prayer to your creator above that those who’ve lost a child feel a little extra hug and love on this Mother’s Day. Their babies aren’t forgotten and these women will never be the same.

My dear readers, Happy Mother’s Day.

I’d like to leave you with one final poem.

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Until next time, don’t forget, Love Life++ Hugs