MOTHER'S DAY

a tribute to MOTHER'S everywhere

most especially

my own

100 words?
1000 words?
not even a 100,000,000,000 words

would be adequate for all the wondrous things that could be said about my

MOTHER

100 words would just not be suffice

nonetheless,

i tried...

even knowing

i do not need to win a contest 

to know that 

my MOTHER is truly the prize

i tried...

even knowing

i do not need accolades

for well penned words about my MOTHER'S

choices and quintessential qualities

i tried...

simply

to acknowledge MY MOTHER,

i tried...

so she

would know 

i would do anything to be able to get her something of value

in my "drummer boy" days

i tried...

so that my MOTHER would know

i think she is deserving of the contest

The Question was

What Makes Your Mom Special?

First thoughts:

you can't MAKE MOMS

they make YOU

and

you can't MAKE a MOM Special

and so my response followed:

"What Makes Your Mom Special?"

Nothing MAKES her special.

She just IS SPECIAL

and to the very core of her being.

Not only is she an outstanding MOTHER to me,

GRANDMOTHER to my son,

wife to my father,

daughter to her 96 year old MOTHER

and a friend to all,

but a light to all that cross her path

be it the mailman,

the woman taking her order at the DQ,

the maid in the hotel room,

the people in the waiting area...

even the robotic automated voice on the phone

loves it when my MOM calls.

Lady Di was the People's Princess

My Mom is the People's Mom

Thousands of miles all over the world

to be in attendance to the greatest and the smallest of events

all in efforts to show of her love and support

(and not just for her children
 

but to the many missionairies,

students,
youth,

nieces and nephews...)

while

always 

 a MOTHER of devotion.

Her JOY is giving happiness to her children.

She shares in their dreams, hopes, hurts, sicknesses, worries

and celebrations.

Others 

are all the better for having been in her presence

and she always leaves a place better than she found it.

Nothing she does is just ordinary,

in fact it is over the top extraordinairre.

My MOTHER

takes class to a whole new level.

No wonder she is invited to speak on

manners,

love,

and charity.

Do you know what a gift it is to venture out into the world

and have people tell me how much they love my MOM

 to never have to worry about my MOM

being an embarrassment

to have several wish my MOM had been their MOM?

If my MOTHER'S name were in a thesaurus

class

virtue

kindness

charity

happy

unselfish

genuine

caring

positive

hopeful

faithful

strong

humble

and many more synonyms would follow

I love you MOM

How on earth did I ever have the blessing and good fortune 

of belonging to you?

you are beaYOUtiful and beloved among MOTHER'S

and it is I

that GETS to call you

MOM