Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.
Proverbs 31:29
The emotions of motherhood are universal, from new mothers stumbling through night feeding and sleep deprivation, to seasoned mothers learning to let their grown children go.
Today we honour all the mums who sit up comforting sick toddlers and crying infants; who turn up at work with shadows under their eyes, stains on their blouses and nappies in their handbags; who organise car pools, bake cakes and sew costumes.Mothers who give birth to babies they'll never see, and mothers who give these children homes. Mums whose only priceless art hangs on refrigerator doors, who brave the cold to sit on hard benches at soccer games. Who,when a child asks,
"Did ya see me, Mum?" can honestly say,
"I wouldn't have missed it for the world."
Mothers who go without so that their family doesn't have to.
Mums who taught their children to tie their shoelaces before they started school - and those who opted for Velcro!
Mothers who bite their lip when their teens dye their hair green; who automatically turn around when a little voice at the mall shouts, "Mum,"even though they know their own children are safe at home or away at university. Mothers who never stop praying for their children no matter how old they get.
What makes a good mother anyway?
Patience?
Compassion?
The ability to nurse a baby, cook a meal and sew on a button all at the same time?
It's all those things - plus the God-given assurance that you're doing the most important job in the world.
The Bible says, "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."
"Well done, Mum."
