A couple of days ago i got a text from my little sister, she asked "if you could describe your mother in just three words what would they be." She asked me kind of randomly but i thought about it seriously and these are the words i came up with; Faithful, Sincere, and Selfless. As you move on in life, you start to realize all of your imperfections. You start thinking of things you would have done differently if you knew then what you know now. I always regret treating my parents disrespectful or ever getting angry with them because now i know that they were only doing EVERYTHING they did, for me. Parenting is the most selfless act we all may have the privilege of doing. I'm so grateful for my selfless mother with is the most Faithful, and Sincere person that i know. She's has truly always been an amazing example to me and i am so grateful for all that she's done for me.Since being married, I've also been lucky enough to share my husbands mother as well. She too is the most selfless person, never thinking of herself and ALWAYS thinking of others. I'm am so grateful for her for being who she is, her example and her love. Thank you also for raising an amazing son and for giving him to me, he's the best thing in my life and i'm so grateful for the mother who raised him.
At church today in our new ward out here in Connecticut, one of the speakers, a woman, spoke on what is means to be a mother. I loved how she pointed out that like Eve, our first mother, we too are the Mother of All Living. Not only are we as women the mother of our children but we have the motherly instincts to take care of all children, to take care of flowers, gardens, animals, our families and our homes. Each one of us, whether or not we yet have children are Eves. We are the mother's of all living things and people. It is part of our divine role to take care of and provide motherly love to all we meet, to all that may need it. What a huge responsibility and a big THANK YOU for all of the women in my life, my mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, cousins, friends and complete strangers, together we can take care of all of the living, just like Eve. Also, a huge thank you to my husband who made this mother's day for me so incredibly special, i love him and am so grateful to him for my amazing life.
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You are so sweet and amazing. We are all mothers. Eve was called mother before she ever had any children. Mothering is part of our birthright, our heritage. You are going to be a great mother to your children because you have been a great caring woman to so many. I love you!
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