Everyone Has a Mom

I've been really challenged lately to take a second look at the meaning of today, "Mother's Day". As I sit on the couch eating ice cream and watching Bob the Builder, celebrating the day by enjoying my three children to the max, I feel completely, humbly blessed.

It seems like God has just brought all sorts of reminders across my path recently that have begged for this second look, this extra thought, regarding a day that many people see as joyous.  I never realized how many don't. 

So, to all of you . . .

To the moms with toddlers who make you want to pull out your hair,
To the moms with high schoolers who make you want to pull out your hair,
To the moms whose children have left the nest, recently or long ago,
To the single moms who are barely making it through each day,
To the single dads who are in the role of both parents,
To the girls who desire to be married and have children one day but have not yet been given the opportunity,
To the men and women who have recently lost their moms,
To the moms who have tried and tried, but are unable to have a baby,
To the moms who are celebrating a first mother's day with a baby or who are expecting,
To the moms who are waiting on a phone call for an adoption,
and to everyone who has a mom,

Happy Mother's Day!