Hello my friends! Here's hoping all you Mothers had a nice day today being honored for being a Mother! At Mass this morning all Mothers were asked to stand up for a blessing! How thoughtful! Both girls cooked and I didn't have to do a thing, husband was in charge of the dishwasher and all's well. Oh for desserts Linus bought some ice cream and root beer so we all had root beer floats. After a while of visiting they decided they wanted to go to Sam's Club, took me along, Darla needed some groceries, and we convinced her to use a riding cart so she wouldn't have to walk, at first she didn't want to, but we convinced her to, and she did and she seemed to enjoy it, but said she felt like an idiot, but it did save her legs a lot of pain. That was fun seeing her in that riding cart!! Took pictures - sent one to Linus and one to Greg, Linus ans. Way Cool!!! I think she'll do that again. She is over six months along now. Linus picked her up and her dish, so she wouldn't have to carry it, and is now taking her back home. It was a wonderful Mother's Day!!
Sometimes the biggest blessing of the day is that which didn't happen.
Lord, thank You for my ordinary day, a day in which my loved ones
have remained safe and healthy.
S C R I P T U R E F O R T H E D A Y
"For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast
love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be
removed, says the LORD, who has compassion on you." ~Isaiah 54:10
M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y
We can make use of our mistakes, failures, losses and sufferings. It is not
what happens to us so much as what use we make of it. We can take our
sufferings, difficulties and hardships and make use of them to help some
unfortunate soul who is faced with the same troubles. Then something good
can come out of our suffering and the world can be a better place because of
it. The good we do each day can live on, after the trouble and distress
have gone, after the difficulty and pain have passed away.
P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y
I pray that I may make good use of my mistakes and failures. I pray that
some good may result from my painful experiences.
Dearest Mother of Our Lord,
Mothers Day is a time to stop and reflect on all the love our mothers have shown us through our lives.
Sweet and blessed mother, guide our mothers that they too may lead us to Your Son, just as you show us. May they imitate Your love and devotion. May we in return also be loving, patient, understanding and supportive to our mothers.
Blessed Mother, we pray for all mothers - our own mums, our aunts, our grandmothers... the living and the departed.
Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with You. Blessed are You amongst all women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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" mean right.and right she'll always be.
Put them all together they spell
"MOTHER"
a word that means the world to me.
I Thank God for my MOTHER
Being a Mother
We are sitting at lunch when my daughter casually mentions that she and her husband are thinking of "starting a family."
"We're taking a survey," she says, half-joking.
"Do you think I should have a baby?"
"It will change your life," I say, carefully keeping my tone neutral.
"I know," she says, "no more sleeping in on weekends, no more spontaneous vacations...."
But that is not what I meant at all. I look at my daughter, trying to decide what to tell her.
I want her to know what she will never learn in childbirth classes. I want to tell her that the physical wounds of child bearing will heal,
but that becoming a mother will leave her with an emotional wound so raw that she will forever be vulnerable.
I consider warning her that she will never again read a newspaper without asking "What if that had been MY child?" That
every plane crash, every house fire will haunt her. That when she sees pictures of starving children, she will wonder if anything could
be worse than watching your child die.
I look at her carefully manicured nails and stylish suit and think that no matter how sophisticated she is, becoming a mother will
reduce her to the primitive level of a bear protecting her cub.
That an urgent call of "Mom!" will cause her to drop a soufflé or her best crystal without a moment's hesitation.
I feel I should warn her that no matter how many years she has invested in her career, she will be professionally derailed by motherhood. She might arrange for childcare, but one day she will be going into an important business meeting and she will think of her baby's sweet smell. She will have to use every ounce of her discipline to keep from running home, just to make sure her baby is all right.
I want my daughter to know that everyday decisions will no longer be routine. That a five year old boy's desire to go to
the men's room rather than the women's at McDonald's will become a major dilemma. That right there, in the midst of clattering trays
and screaming children, issues of independence and gender identity will be weighed against the prospect that a child molester may be lurking in that restroom.
However decisive she may be at the office, she will second-guess herself constantly as a mother.
Looking at my attractive daughter, I want to assure her that eventually she will shed the pounds of pregnancy, but she will never feel the
same about herself. That her life, now so important, will be of less value to her once she has a child.
That she would give it up in a moment to save her offspring, but will also begin to hope for more years-- not to accomplish her own dreams, but to watch her child accomplish theirs.
I want her to know that a cesarean scar or shiny stretch marks will become badges of honor. My daughter's relationship with her husband will change, but not in the way she thinks. I wish she could understand how much more you can love a man who is
careful to powder the baby or who never hesitates to play with his child. I think she should know that she will fall in love with him again for reasons she would now find very unromantic.
I wish my daughter could sense the bond she will feel with women throughout history who have tried to stop war, prejudice and drunk driving.
I hope she will understand why I can think rationally about most issues, but become temporarily insane when I discuss the threat of
nuclear war to my children's future.
I want to describe to my daughter the exhilaration of seeing your child learn to ride a bike. I want to capture for her the belly laugh of a baby who is touching the soft fur of a dog or a cat for the first time.
I want her to taste the joy that is so real, it actually hurts.
My daughter's quizzical look makes me realize that tears have formed in my eyes.
"You'll never regret it," I finally say.
Then I reach across the table, squeeze my daughter's hand and offer a silent prayer for her, and for me, and for all of the mere mortal women who stumble their way into this most wonderful of callings.
This blessed gift from God . . . that of being a Mother.
Author Unknown
Verse of the Day"The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks."
Luke 6:45
May 8 - Jesus Calling
Do not long for the absence of problems in your life. That is an unrealistic goal, since in this world you will have trouble. You have an eternity of problem-free living reserved for you in heaven. Rejoice in that inheritance, which no one can take away from you, but do not seek your heaven on earth.
Begin each day anticipating problems, asking Me to equip you for whatever difficulties you will encounter. The best equipping is My living Presence, My hand that never lets go of yours. Discuss everything with Me. Take a lighthearted view of trouble, seeing it as a challenge that you and I together can handle. Remember that I am on your side, and I have overcome the world.
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
—John 16:33
“For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.”
—Isaiah 41:13
I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
—Philippians 4
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