"Then Job rose up, and rent his garments, and having shaven his head fell down upon the ground and worshipped, and said 'Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return tither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord.'" (Job 1:20-21)
Today is Mother's Day. For me, this is a bittersweet day. On the one hand, it is a happy day upon which we celebrate all of the efforts of all of the mothers in our lives, and all of the hard work they do year-round to take good care of us. I would particularly like to recognize a special mother in my life, my wife Janie. Janie works hard every day to take care of Madeline and me and she does so without nearly enough thanks. So Janie, from the bottom of my heart, happy Mother's Day.
I would also like to extend a heartfelt "Happy Mothers Day" to all of the Mothers and Mothers-to-be that visit the Hive. One day a year is not enough to recognize everything that you do and have done to make our lives happy and full.
But there is an element of sadness to today as well. Rather than spending time with my own Mother, giving her cards and hugs and special time, today I will go and place flowers at my Mother's grave. It is a profound and life-changing event to lose your Mother, no matter how old or "grown up" you are. Our Mothers are a cornerstone of life, and while we (or at least me) may not always agree with them, our Mothers are our Mothers until we die or they die. So to Mom, happy Mothers Day. You are gone but not forgotten.
But not to worry. The Hive is a forum for happy times and fun. Yesterday Madeline and I went shopping and picked some nice gifts for Janie and today we will celebrate and have fun. Because no hive is complete without a Queen Bee :-)
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4 comments:
What nice heartfelt words about those in or lives who mean more than words can describe.
Well spoken Steven and thanks for taking care of Janie and Madeline as well!!
Dave
My goodness. What a wise and strong post. You have honored your wife and mother with perfect words.
Steven, this post made me cry! Thank you for saying such sweet things... and I you know I wish things could be different and your Mom would still be here.
And, the Mr. T song is awsome :-)
Love the song! You need a new post :-) I love you my sweet thing!
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