The Mothers

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful, hard-working moms out there.  I know your toil.  I hope today is a day of peace and harmony.  But whatever you may face today--tears or joy--know that no one but a mother can feel what we feel.  The presence of a human that is so our's.  God bless every one of you.

To the special mothers in my life...

My Mom!

No matter what is going on in my life--this woman is there for me.  At the darkest hour, she is there.  At the brightest moment, she is my cheerleader.  She is the one who encouraged me to turn my love of and talent for writing into a career.  She brought me into this world and works every day to make sure my path is still clear and my life is still golden.  I love her.

My Grandma Sue!

She has battled breast cancer, heart problems, and the loss of her husband/love of her life to lung cancer.  She lives the life she wants in the house she built with her spouse, in the town she moved to in the late 1950s.  She is independent.  She has made the trip from Texas to Tennessee and beyond (Arizona, North Carolina...) for every important event in my life.  Still.  At the age of 73.  She exemplifies the bond of family.  She is my grandma.

My Mother-in-Law!

She is grandmother to my children, but, more importantly, she is mother to my husband.  She raised the most loving, supportive man--a man who encourages me and pushes me to be a better person.  She raised a responsible man, but a man not engulfed by his responsibilities.  She gave me my other half, and she brings peace whenever she visits my home. 

And to the ones who make me a mother...

You are my heart.

Happy Mother's Day, all.

Because of the holiday, the Sunday Foreign Post Roundup will post on Monday. Come back then!