Is it possible to over estimate the influence of a mother on her child? I doubt it.  Sad to say, but not all mothers deserve the sweet words written on a Hallmark card.  I am one of the lucky ones, because my mother deserves more than even Hallmark can say.  I hope as a mom, that I deserve the wonderful words written on the cards my son gives to me.

“Thank you Mama, for giving me life.” That’s what I say to my mother every year on my birthday. 

On my son’s birthday, I call him at  his birth moment, 10:16 am, and tell him how much I love him. 

The little saying I have quoted to both my mother and my son is:  ”Loved you then, love you still, always have, always will.”   

As I look at this day set aside to honor mothers, I am aware that it addresses me in a dual role: I am a child who still needs her mother, and  I am a woman who has a child of her own, who needs me.  

I feel blessed beyond measure to know the love of both. I hope you are able to say the same thing about your life. 

 If not, then you have an additional challenge: to forgive and let go.  Forgiveness is a gift to yourself and it might be the most important gift you'll ever give or receive, on Mother's Day.  Don't overthink it, just decide, 'this is the day I let go of the pain of the past.'

With you in mind,

The Schoolmarm