To Mom, TLW (The Little Woman), Tessie my older sister (Much
older), Fran, Mary Ann and Joanne my beautiful sisters, Claire Hyde, Maureen
and Angela (S S-I-L) and Laurie Ann and Jean-Marie (with a hyphen) Jennifer,
Christine and Annmarie and Kim and soon to be mom Sarah, and some moms that have lost a child in
particular, I salute you and every mother that ever lived and will live. To the
mother’s that read this blogue, you too are most respected in the same light
and breath as those I mentioned.
Mother is a title that is probably the most venerated, most
beloved, respected and the most challenged. It comes with great peril, because
no matter what she does as a teacher, guardian, protector, homemaker and
parent, how you behave somehow ends up on her doorstep by some people.
There are mothers out there who I need to acknowledge, there
is Michele my high school classmate, who battles everyday, storming the heavens
for God to heal her precious daughter, be it in Massachusetts, North Carolina,
or East Patchogue, Michele is by her daughter and has been since before we
reconnected. There is another schoolmate, Pam, who lost a child but keeps him
very much alive in her heart and soul, there’s Laura, who made the world
brighter with my little sweetheart Ava, my niece Laurie who lost two children
before they had a chance to bloom, who spends her life working for others, a
caring person, and my wife Ellen, who shows me that life continues, that we
don’t forget, we remember in little ways.
To all the moms out there who have a child that is in
crisis, in need of intervention in either a psychological or physical way, stay
the course, your child has the greatest ally ever, you. If your children are
all just fine, than you are blessed too, and I wish you continued happiness and
a happy day today. If you are a mother who is estranged from your child, there
is always tomorrow, and there is hope, and you just never know, God bless you
and keep up the hope as you keep up the love.
As children of someone, we all remember mom, she is OUR
mother, so we respect and love her. If she passed, then we know just how
important this day is. Don’t make it a day of tears, but of celebration that
God thought it fit that she ever walked the earth, and gave birth.
And to all moms out there, look around you if possible and
count your blessings.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY, MOMS ALL!
I wrote this blogue on February 4th, 2009, I
think it still stands true. Go to:
2 comments:
A timeless message for all moms....SS-I-L
Thank you Joe, no-one says it better than you.
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