Mom told me yesterday that I had until tonight to get a new blog post up...perhaps she was fishing for a Mother's Day post? That's okay, I suppose, because I can't think of a mother who deserves one more than she does. A blog post seems like a pretty trivial way to pay tribute, but, until I have my own talk show, this will have to do.I've collected some pictures of some of my favorite moms (click on any of the pics to see bigger). My most favorite is mine, of course, so most of the pictures are of her. Looking at these pictures, I realize that in several of them, my mother is caring for a child to whom she didn't have to be "Mom." I learned from my family that when you've got something good in your life, you should share it. My mom taught me this by sharing her "mom-ness" with many children and young mothers who needed to know what a real mom was supposed to be like. Every child whom my mother has fed, bathed, clothed, and loved has known the blessing of having a real mom. I'm so thankful to have had the opportunity to share her with them, and I know they are eternally grateful to her for the special part she played in each of their lives. I'm tempted to say that Jared, Jamal, Kia, and I are the really lucky ones who get to have Mom all the time; however, Hunter and Avery get her for a grandmother! I think Granna may be her favorite role yet.
I probably didn't realize how blessed I was until that terrible summer day in 2004 - when words like "terminal" and "incurable" became part of our vocabulary. I'm so grateful to have gotten to spend another Mother's Day with Mom, and I pray that we will get to celebrate many more together.
I know Mom would not be the Mom/Granna we know and love without the special moms in her life, so I would like to thank each of them as well. I hope and pray that, when I am a mom someday, I will remember all the "mom" things I've learned from each of you.
Happy Mother's Day to all my favorite moms!
PS - Maybe Mom thought that the more children she mothered, the more gifts she would get for Mother's Day. If any of you are thinking of trying this plan, don't do it - she still only got gifts from us.
9 comments:
That's beautiful, Cal. Tricia is amazing, and I am so glad that I know her.
I also know that you pulled your little time zone trick with this one, and I am prepared to go public with that information if need be.
I told Jill yesterday to tell you it was time for a new post from you! It was a sweet tribute to an awesome Mom!
Your Mom is beautiful inside and out...and so are you! (and so was this post, sniff-sniff!)
Haha, Jill, you're right....this blog post was written from Tahiti. Mom asked me last night if you knew about that trick...she thought you should know about it since you seemed rather stressed about getting your Mother's Day post up so late.
PS - Jill, can you find Randesha in this post??
It's nice that you took your mom to Tahiti for Mother's Day, Cal. And tell her that I know about the trick, but I prefer to be truthful in my blogging.
I LOVE the picture of Randesha, and it's so cute that your parents named her after themselves. And might I add that your hair is out of control in that picture.
Callie, I wasn't expecting to cry today when I read your blog but I certainly did. You will never know what it meant to my heart to be included in your mom tribute. You and Jared were (and are) very special to me. You were the children I did not birth but loved being a part of your lives. Thank you for honoring me in such a special way on Mother's Day
Beautiful tribute and well deserved!
any mom's who will go look at fetus' w/ their daughters deserve special recognition.
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