So this morning finds you celebrating the 21st Mother’s Day of your life. I kind of find it ironic that YOU celebrate Mother’s Day when it is us who should continually celebrate you being the Mother in our family. But I guess we get all the other 364 days and you get this one day.
I’m not certain what other people are doing today for the Mom’s in their families and I am further uncertain that whatever we do will be sufficient for you, but I know that this is a day you deserve. More than any other Mother in the world.
I looked up the definition of Mother and found it to be quite interesting. It lists 5 categories: female Parent, woman acting as parent, originator, origin of something and protector. I think you fit under all 5.
The female stuff is obvious. We all know you are the girl’s parent and act as the female parent in our family. Those require no further insight. However the others offer some real understanding of how important you are to our family.
“Originator or origin of something”. Wow that is you alright. You started this family. Crafted it in exactly the image you wanted it to be. Every moment, memory and event carefully crafted so that our girls had such amazing memories of the childhood. From birthday parties, to Christmases, to graduations, to proms, to random reasons to make them smile…the list goes on. You created a family that not only cares about each other, but is always there for one another. Someday when everyone is older and we have grandkids, our girls will have been given a roadmap to a happy family that they will have picked up from years of their own mom making certain their every moment was special.
“Protector”. Definitely your domain. While you joke often about “running someone over with your car”, we all know that your protection capabilities are far more important than random retaliation against some mean teenage girls. I think protector in your case is about how safe you make the girls feel. How they know that no matter what you will make sure that they are taken care of in some way shape or form. Sometimes so much so that they make you feel taken for granted. I can’t remember where I read this (it was long ago), but the definition of success for a parent is realizing that you kids have come to expect and rely upon the parent that you are for them. I am pretty sure that every night our kids go to bed knowing that no matter what lies in front of them you will be right there by their side helping them through. You provide them the courage and the strength to know that “things will always be ok”. You protect them from any harm.
Now is that part where I get sappy.
My love, a family isn’t a family without a mother. A good family isn’t a good family without a good mother. A remarkable family is only remarkable because of a remarkable mother. We are a remarkable family, because you are a remarkable mother.
I can’t imagine you being any more perfect for the role of mother in our family. You make us smile, you make us safe, you make us laugh and you make us all feel special and loved. Our family is what it is because we have you with us every day. I am so thankful that you are the head of my family.
I love you more and more every day as wife, mother and friend. Because all of the things you provide our family as a mother you also provide me as a wife and friend. There is nothing more amazing than the feel of one of your hugs. It makes us all feel safe, loved, special and warm. Only the most amazing “mother” in the world could accomplish that.
You’re the world to me. I love you more than anything in the world.
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