Post Mother's Day

"Well hope you are having a better day than I am.
Feeling down and somewhat neglected by my kids."- emailed from one of my gurls.

HAPPY DAY AFTER MOTHER'S DAY.

Good morning!!!
Praise GOD because He is a LIVING GOD! who loves us and keeps us, amen.
(Hopefully the lot of you reading this blog have accepted Jesus into your Life; and if not, I invite you to do so. Romans 10:9...)
My son always uses the phrase "I digress"; I use "...for those of you who know me."
For those of you who know me, you are fully aware of my concerns for holiday treatment.
You know how I detest the commercialism, the phony attempts, the chaos, etc...
On the drive in, I prayed about what I would write today in this blog.
I promised myself I would not start Monday morning off bad mouthin' Mother's Day!
Hmmmm... altho it was a mutha of a day... I won't get into it.
(please don't get me wrong, it was a fabulous weekend, thank you for all the gifts, time, love etc!).
And I am still feeling the wave of blessings received just of being a Mom.
I think back to the highlights of the weekend and brush back the tears of joy for all my blessings, too numerous to mention them all.
But, I digress.
I opened my email this morning to the excerpt above.
My gurl must not have realized our children are grown, married and/or independent, busy with their own, tired or just utilizing the holiday to their own design, or possibly, just lazy.
There are no more gifts from the drugstore from Dads, no more breakfast in bed,no more sloppily glued cards and school projects.
But what there is, is an extreme amount of LOVE, peace, joy, accomplishment and completion.
There is an newness to our position as Mothers.
The baton passed on.
We are now our Mothers, who have been their Mothers.
We have grown to love and respect and to be loved and respected.
One of the most endearing moments of this weekend was speaking to my childrens' grandmothers. I listened to their words with intensity. I cried at the sound of their voice. I wondered if I would be the same Nonnie or Grandma when and if, I reached their age. I marvelled at the women they are. Who they have become and how they deal. Both of them recently losing their spouses of a great many years. I thanked GOD again for the knowledge they have shared with me, for the love they give me and for the fact that I STILL have them in my Life.
I want my gurl to realize there is more to Mother's Day than the hype reveals. It goes way deeper.
I ask GOD to transcend all the necessary information to my gurl and anyone else who needs to know that yesterday was a marked calendar day. That God knows our every move and has a Plan for each of us.
That Mother's Day is every day.
That Dads are special.
and that Love never fails.
Today,the Word for the day starts with the letter E.
Encouragement.
Be encouraged today.
Encouraged to do.
Kool.
Much love to you forever as always.