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Mother’s Day – What I want most

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on May 6, 2011 at 1:47 pm
   
 
First of all, the day you were born was a gift to me.
 
I am still honored I became your mother, and I will forever be proud of you.
 
Seeing your smile and watching you grow is a reward I would never have imagined.
 
You are everything to me.
 
So, if you are asking me what you can give me, you’ve already done enough by being you.
 
If you still want to give me something, here’s my list:
 
Smile more.
 
Hug your sister, love your brother.
 
Surprise me by doing the dishes, pulling weeds out of the flowerbed, sorting the laundry or feeding the dog.
 
Turn your socks and your jean legs right-side out.
 
Offer to help me when you see that I’m tired.
 
Hug me.
 
Understand that I’m not perfect.
 
I love you.
 
– Linda Lynn
 
LLynn@opubco.com
 

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Happy Mother’s Day

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on May 7, 2010 at 10:59 am

The second Sunday in May is my favorite day of the year. 

Not for the gifts, or the special deals moms can find around town.  Not for the flowers or for that nice dinner out.  But because it’s a day set aside to cherish our own moms and our children.  It’s the one day a year many of us can celebrate having a mother and being one at the same time. 

Like many of you, I am completely in love with being a mom. It has brought the greatest joys imaginable and every day I wake up and know how truly blessed I am to have my little boy there.  It’s the kind of love that is truly unconditional and unwavering. The kind of love that lets you know you’d do anything for your children.  And it’s the kind that I celebrate in my own way every day, not just on Mother’s Day. 

Mother’s Day makes me stop and think about how much my own mom has always loved and sacrificed for me. Although if you ask her, she wouldn’t call them sacrifices, but just “the things that moms do.”

So give your kids the biggest hug, not just this Sunday, but every day.  Cherish those little gifts they’ll give you that they made with their own two hands. Call or visit your own mom. Tell her how much you love and appreciate her. Let her know how much you’ve learned from her.   And enjoy your special day.

-Erica Smith
esmith@opubco.com