Thanking My Mother

Good morning…

I picked out the perfect Mother’s Day card, wrote my loving thanks in my own handwriting, and stuck it in the mail earlier this week. As my mom opens the card and feels the love of our family, I hope she will listen closely to the lyrics of the music video below, A Mother Like You by JJ Heller.

[Verse 1] You gave me a drawer in your kitchen
You gave me the room with a view of the yard
Whatever the hurt, you knew right where to kiss it
You gave me the best of your heart

[Verse 2] And you carried my rocks in your pocket
Flowers and feathers and butterfly wings
You had an answer for all of my questions
You showed me wonderful things

[Chorus] I know that it hasn’t been easy
I hope that I love like you do
’Cause I know that this world would be better
If everyone had a mother like you

[Verse 3] You make the best macaroni
We never cared that it came from a box
The mom in the stands always clapping her hands
Started cheering and still haven’t stopped

[Verse 4] And you held me when I came home crying
‘Cause someone said something that just wasn’t true
I always said that Janelle was my best friend
But really it’s always been you

[Chorus] I know that I haven’t been easy
I hope that I love like you do
‘Cause I know that this world would be better
If everyone had a mother like you
Mother like you

[Verse 5] Our second was born in September
I still can’t believe I have kids of my own
I look in their eyes and I can’t help but wonder
Who will they be when they’re grown?

[Chorus] I know it won’t always be easy
I hope I can love like you do
’Cause I know that my kids will be better
If they have a mother like you
If I am a mother like you
’Cause I had a mother like you

This Mother’s Day, I want to say, “Thank you, Mom. It hasn’t been easy pushing through your serious health challenges, but all of our lives are much better because we have a mother like you.”

Listen, my child, when your father shows you what is right. And do not forget what your mother has taught you. Their teaching will bring you honour, like a beautiful crown or a valuable necklace (Proverbs 1:8-9, EASY).

…Sue…