~ Mom's Day ~

M-O-T-H-E-R

"M" is for the million things she gave me,

"O" means only that she's growing old,

"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,

"H" is for her heart of purest gold;

"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,

"R" means right,

and right she'll always be,

Put them all together,

they spell "MOTHER,"

A word that means the world to me.

--Howard Johnson (c. 1915)

"My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."

-- George Washington (1732-1799)

"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness." -- Honore' de Balzac (1799-1850)

Small Blessings

Dear Lord, it's such a hectic day

With little time to stop and pray,

For life's been anything but calm

Since You called on me to be a mom,

Running errands, matching socks

Building dreams with building blocks,

Cooking, cleaning, and finding shoes

And other stuff that children lose,

Getting lids on bottled bugs

Wiping tears and giving hugs,

A stack of last week's mail to read

So where's the quiet time I need?

Yet when I steal a minute, Lord

Just at the sink or ironing board,

To ask the blessings of Your grace

I seen then, in my small one's face,

That you have blessed me

All the while,

And I stop to kiss

That precious smile!

Author Unknown

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