Mothers everywhere. & Sons & Daughters.

[Devin Ashley]

A friend sent this to me and i wish to share the wisdon of the message with all since Mothers day is fast approaching, One could say its something we should do daily for our loved ones

Much wisdom follows:

After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of keeping alive the

spark of love. A little while ago I had started to go out with another

woman. It was really my wife's idea. "I know that you love her," she said

one day, taking me by surprise. "But I love YOU," I protested. "I know, but

you also love her." The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my

mother, who has

been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children

had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to

invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. "What's wrong, are you well,"

she asked? My mother is the type of woman

who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of

bad news. "I thought that it would be pleasant to pass some time with you,

"I responded. "Just the two of us." She thought about it for a moment, then

said, "I would like that very much." That Friday after work, as I drove over

to pick her up I was a bit nervous When I arrived at her house, I noticed

that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door

with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she

had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face

that was as radiant as an angel's. "I told my friends that I was going to go

out with my son, and they were impressed," she said, as she got into the

car. "They can't wait to hear about our meeting". We went to a restaurant

that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as

if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her

eyes could only read large print. Half way thX÷

Much more so than I could have imagined," I answered. A few days later my

mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't

have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later I received an envelope

with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had

dined. An attached note said: "I paid this bill in advance. I was almost

sure that I couldn't be there but, never-the-less, I paid for two plates -

one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night

meant for me. I love you." At that moment I understood the importance of

saying, in time: "I LOVE YOU" and to give our loved ones the time that they

deserve Nothing in life is more important than God and your family. Give

them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till

"some other time".

Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you've

had a baby .....somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, "normal",

is history.

Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct .....somebody never

took a three-year-old shopping.

Somebody said being a mother is boring .somebody never rode in a car driven

by a teenager with a driver's permit.

Somebody said if you're a "good" mother, your child will "turn out

good"...somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a guarantee.

Somebody said "good" mothers never raise their voices ....somebody never

came out the back door just in time to see her child hit a golf ball through

the neighbor's kitchen window.

Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother ......somebody

never helped a fifth grader with his math.

Somebody said you can't love the fifth child as much as you love the first

......somebody doesn't have five children.

Somebody said a mother can find all the answers to her child-rearing

questions in the books ......somebody never had a child stuff beans up his

nose or in his ears.

Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery

......somebody never watched her "baby" get on the bus for the first day of

kindergarten .. or on a plane headed for military boot camp.

Somebody said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and one hand tied

behind her back .....somebody never organized seven giggling Brownies to

sell cookies.

Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets

married....somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or

daughter-in-law to a mother's heartstrings.

Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home

......somebody never had grandchildren.

Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell

her ......somebody isn't a mother

[Sojourn]

That really makes you think about your loved ones Lora. But its true. Its never to late, don't wait til tomorrow , don't make it wait til another day, because there may not be another day or tomorrow for that special someone. Cherish the moments you have now, because one day those moments wont be there when you may need them for yourself. However , those moments may be there now for those whom are close to you.

[Kelnica]

*wipes her eyes and nods in agreement*

Very moving... and so very true... thank you for sharing this.