By Marlene MacBean
I want to tell everyone especially the younger generation to celebrate their mom while she is alive. Learn to appreciate the love and care that she gives. The little things she does and the sacrifices she makes are truly special. Sometimes there is not enough time to be spent with you because of her being a single mom and she has work. I will never try to leave out the dads that plays the role of mothers but they cannot replace a mother.
My day was a very tiresome one and I just couldn’t think. I sat at my desk sleeping and decided to go home. While driving, I asked the Lord for a word and He gave me this. I know it’s not mother’s day but someone needs to hear so they will reflect on their mother or father. So my dad died when I was 9 years old and left my mom with six children and nothing. We barely made it. Life was tough for us. We didn’t have the luxuries of today but we had each other. Our mom didn’t get to spend quality time with us because she had to stay out after work to help her friend’s restaurant just to make sure we had something to eat.
Not only was there six children but there was our crippled grandmother and many grandchildren to take care of. You know what I saw my mother did? She took in strangers that didn’t have anywhere to go while we still had nothing. I asked her one day, where are these people going to stay and what will they eat and she said to me smiling. “Whatever we eat they eat. “I didn’t understand much at the time so I just watched. I’ve never seen my mom turn anyone away that needed help. Sometimes I think she takes care of others than her own. He had a pure and clean heart. .
My mom never stopped praying for her children. The life she had lived impacted many. Her legacy lives on. She may not have told us how much she loved us, but we knew by the things she did. Love is really an action word and a word that should not be used lightly. So I want to say to you, reflect on your mom today and give her the time of her life in whatever way you can on mother’s day or any day for that matter. If my mom was alive I would spoil her rotten. If you think your mom is not the best mom, find it in your heart to forgive her and talk about whatever situation there is. Don’t miss out on your mothers love.