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Motivation Mondays: Why Mother’s Day Matters

07/05/2018
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“Mothers have the ability to liberate by love or, by neglect, to imprison. They’re our first teachers; they are our first loves.” Dr. Maya Angelou

Motivation Mondays: Why Mother's Day Matters

Motivation Mondays: Why Mother’s Day Matters

Motivation Mondays: Why Mother's Day Matters

Motivation Mondays: Why Mother’s Day Matters

Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life. Sophocles
To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow. Maya Angelou
Having kids — the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings — is the biggest job anyone can embark on. Maria Shriver
[Motherhood is] the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary, it’s an act of infinite optimism. Gilda Radner

Happy Mother’s Day: Why does it matter? There is an African saying: It takes a breast for a child to know its mother and it takes a mother for a child to know its father. The point made here is that our foundation begins with that first connection with a mother figure, and that relationship informs our history and potentially our future and legacy. On Sunday, May 13, daughters and sons around the US will gather to celebrate the women who have loved, nurtured and encouraged their growth. Not all will be our birth mothers because mothering demands a lot more from us and birthing a child is but the first step to a lifetime of trials, tribulations and celebrations. While devotion in motherhood doesn’t guarantee our kids will have a successful or even a happy childhood, on Sunday, many of us will turn our attention, with fond memories, to the special yet complex relationships we had/have with our mothers because it matters.

Mother’s Day matters because it gives us an opportunity to stop and applaud the caregivers who know us intimately; they know our strengths, weaknesses, fears and successes. They have carried us in our darkest, sickest hour and cheered us on to our dreams. They have shown us tough love when we needed a wake-up call and inspired us to achieve. Some have broken our hearts into a thousand pieces and forced us to turn within and develop a focus or spiritual anchor. Some have made us want to flaunt our love or fault it in myriad ways. Through it all, our mothers have been a presence, in some capacity, in our lives. I would be remiss if I were to pretend that motherhood is all soft baby skin, first steps and graduations. It is much more than those important milestones because it is a relationship that evolves and follows us throughout our lifetime, building memories and magic that follow us to our graves.

READ: Oprah – Thought for Today – Motherhood
Musings: In My Mother’s Garden…

A Story: Advice A Mother Would Give
“Mother, what is water?” asked the baby fish of the mother fish.
“Water is what you swim in. Water is what you’re mostly made of.”
“But where is it?”
“All around you.”
“But I can’t see it,” said the baby.
“Of course you can.”
“Where?”
“Everywhere.”
“And I’m made of water?”
“Mostly.”
“And after I die..?”
“You go back to being water,” said the mother.

 

“Grown don’t mean nothing to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown. In my heart it don’t mean a thing.” Toni Morrison

Motivation Mondays: Why Mother's Day Matters

Motivation Mondays: Why Mother’s Day Matters

I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is. Oprah
I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. Abraham Lincoln
There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one. Jill Churchill
Being a mother is not about what you gave up to have a child, but what you’ve gained from having one. Sunny Gupta.

Mother’s Day matters because it forces us to consider the many permutations that define mothering; some of our relationships with our mothers are fraught with difficult moments, some tempered by mental illness, some built on divine exchanges, and others offering no memories whatsoever because of circumstances that led to an abbreviated childhood or the death of a loved one. All in all, we were raised by Moms who loved or loathed us and coming to terms with our personal history matters because facing it is where the healing and growth can begin. My relationship with my mother is/was not perfect. We had gaps in our relationship because of her health and, when we were together, there was an urgency that seemed to hover in the air as she flitted from one commitment to another exploring her interests, helping others and, from time to time, pausing to teach/show us what she knew. She was a skilled seamstress, gourmet chef, and gardener. Because of my mom, I developed an early love for travel and storytelling. She was very good at describing, in great detail, some of the places she had visited and sharing her dreams for us – her children.

Mother’s Day matters to me because Mom instilled in me a love for gardening;  she shared her love for beautiful tropical blooms with exotic names like Frangipani, Bougainvillea, Centaurea, Jacaranda, Gaillardia and many, many more. I’ve often said that my mother’s flowers were like children; they were bright, capricious, eager to please, and temperamental… She gave them much attention and, from an early age, there was an unspoken understanding that they held a high place in her inner creative world. Growing flowers gave her a venue and, indirectly, a voice to express her unfulfilled dreams and desires. She loved theater, music and drama and because she was born into a royal family, a culture, and generation that looked caustically at such inclinations, she settled for a more traditional role. Periodically, she would follow her heart’s flame and perform on TV or local radio to the chagrin of my Dad and their highbrow friends…

My Mom was full of fire in so many ways; good and not so good.  I speak about her in the past tense now even though she is alive, you might wonder.  WHY? Because she can no longer do the things she loves … she had a massive stroke 20+ years ago and while she recovered, part of her body is paralyzed and her memory is impaired. She recognizes my oldest brother but has only intermittent recollections of her other four children, including me. Every year, when I celebrate Mother’s Day, it is bittersweet because I am reminded that my Dad passed away on May 9th and that my Mother is somewhat lost to me because of her health. I love my parents and cherish my memories of them so, I light a candle and make a donation to honor my Mom and Dad.  Mother’s Day matters because I am reminded of the frailty of our human existence and how important it is to be fully present in our children’s lives in every way we can.

READ: Maya Angelou Writes of Mothers and Daughters: Reconciliation and Unconditional Love
Alice Walker on motherhood and estrangement from her only child
Motivation Mondays: Celebrate Mother’s Day! #mothersday

My Mother by Ann Taylor

Who sat and watched my infant head
When sleeping on my cradle bed,
And tears of sweet affection shed?
My Mother.

When pain and sickness made me cry,
Who gazed upon my heavy eye,
And wept for fear that I should die?
My Mother.

Who taught my infant lips to pray
And love God’s holy book and day,
And walk in wisdom’s pleasant way?
My Mother. Cont’d below

 

 

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03/04 – Women’s History Month, National Nutrition Month, Irish-American Heritage Month, American Red Cross Month, 08 International Women’s Day, World Kidney Day, 04 Academy Awards
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03/18 – 19 St Joseph, 20 International Day of Happiness, 21 World poetry Day, 22 World Water day, 24 Earth Hour
03/25 – Palm Sunday, 29 Holy Thursday, 30 Good Friday, 31 Passover

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“So true motherhood is accepting that everything needs to be cared for, not just your own child.” Alice Walker

Motivation Mondays: Why Mother's Day Matters

Motivation Mondays: Why Mother’s Day Matters

Motivation Mondays: Why Mother's Day Matters

Motivation Mondays: Why Mother’s Day Matters

[My mother] had handed down respect for the possibilities—and the will to grasp them. Alice Walker
In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves. Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. Sophia Loren
I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know. Mitch Albom

How have Mothers motivated us throughout the ages and why does it matter? If you come from one of the top five countries for women (Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Denmark) and raising children, (Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark) you are very fortunate indeed. However, women around the world juggle multiple demands in their households and, to the untrained eye, it might seem magical or even easy to watch how mothers run their households. Some women raise their kids in homes torn apart by domestic violence or sexual abuse, some in homeless shelters, and many on a shoestring budget. They often stay in Godforsaken situations for the sake of their children, and they power through the horror show that marks their daily lives because they are determined to hold up even the faintest hope for their children’s path to freedom and survival. Mother’s Day matters because statistics show that for every woman who walks out alive from a violent relationship, 3 others are killed. For every child that survives abuse, 4 die. 1 in 4 women experience sexual assault in their lifetime and some are/were our mothers.

Mother’s day matters because it reminds us to work harder to curtail such violence against women and children and to rise above our own experiences so our children can build better lives of their own… The circle of life can lift us out of the doldrums and plant us squarely in a better place or,  if we don’t fight for more, it can keep us in bondage to repeat the cycle of pain and suffering.  As mothers, daughters, stepmoms, adopted moms, grandmothers and aunts, we owe it to our progeny to fight for a richer, safer legacy for our children. Around the world, Moms take great risks, perform endless chores and time consuming tasks to accomplish their household goals daily. As a mom of twin daughters, I take my role seriously and cherish the time I spend with them. I am not perfect but, my daughters know I would give every ounce of breath in my body for them.  They encourage me, push me to be my best self and remind me of why mothers matter. For this Mother’s Day, I want to give thanks and praise to all the Moms in the world; they come in all shapes and sizes, do the heavy lifting as chief executives of their homes, and carry on even when their efforts aren’t always applauded. I wish all of you a very happy, healthy and productive Mother’s Day! Do celebrate the Moms in YOUR life. Happy Mother’s Day!

READ: Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse Statistics
Facts and figures: Ending violence against women
Motivation Mondays: Mother’s Day
Inspiration: Happy Mother’s Day…

My Mother by Ann Taylor

Affectionate and kind to thee,
Who wast so very kind to me,
My Mother?

Ah, no! the thought I cannot bear,
And if God please my life to spare
I hope I shall reward they care,
My Mother.

When thou art feeble, old and grey,
My healthy arm shall be thy stay,
And I will soothe thy pains away,
My Mother. Poem by Ann Taylor via poemhunter.com

 

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  1. Lucid Gypsy permalink
    07/05/2018 10:43 pm

    Dear Eliz, I jut wanted to say that I feel for you, your mum and four siblings. Living with someone who is partly lost to you for all that time must be really hard.

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    • Eliz@MirthandMotivation permalink*
      08/05/2018 12:05 am

      Thank you Gilly. Yes, it has been a lesson in love, struggle and acceptance… God is good. <3

      Reply
  2. Alison Rost permalink
    09/05/2018 9:29 pm

    I can imagine how you feel about your mother and I’m sorry that she also has to go through such. It’s really nice that you do your best to honor your parents the best way you can. I think Mother’s day is really important because it gives us a day to honor the women in our lives who nurtured and cared for us and sacrificed so much.

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  3. Adriana permalink
    09/05/2018 9:47 pm

    Love this post! So true. We as mothers perform so may duties to ensure our children live their best life

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  4. Esme Sy permalink
    10/05/2018 3:07 am

    I really love that line from Toni Morrison. That’s how mothers think of us. We all should love them like there’s no tomorrow.

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  5. Milena Barrett permalink
    10/05/2018 3:33 am

    Mother’s Day can bring up many emotions for people. Some find joy, others struggles and some grieve. Wonderful post.

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  6. MELANIE EDJOURIAN permalink
    10/05/2018 5:12 am

    I think it is important to knowledge Mother’s Day. Mums do so much and in many cases their lives go on hold until their children are grown. I always make sure that my mum knows she is appreciated all through the year.
    Sorry to hear your relationship wit your mum is not an easy one due to ill health.

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  7. Amandela permalink
    10/05/2018 6:47 am

    I LOVE THIS! I also love the history and the metaphoric symbolism presented in this piece. Mothers deserve honor and respect. To all mothers, “Happy Mothers Day”

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  8. Dana permalink
    10/05/2018 8:01 am

    I am so excited celebrating Mother’s day with my kids. But Above the all I a more excited to celebrate each day as Mother’s Day.

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  9. Melanie Poulos Walsh permalink
    10/05/2018 8:17 am

    My mom is not the most demonstrative with her affection. She is the embodiment of strength and pose. But she is so full of love in all of her actions. I love spending Mother’s Day letting her know that I understand her and appreciate her.

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  10. Hip Mama's Place (@HipMamasPlace) permalink
    10/05/2018 9:11 am

    I lots my mom 14 years ago, but I celebrate Mother’s Day for every mother I know! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration about mothers 🙂

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  11. ktmommyscene permalink
    10/05/2018 10:56 am

    Beautiful pics. Mothers are so impactful in a child’s life. I’m sorry to hear of some of your struggles and inspired that you take the time to reflect on the things your mom taught you.

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  12. jellyfishmountain permalink
    10/05/2018 11:15 am

    Lovely post, it was great reading about your relationship with your mother.Happy Mother’s Day and moms(good or bad) will always remain important.

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  13. trinaellen permalink
    10/05/2018 3:33 pm

    Wow this is powerful, I think Mother’s Day is to celebrate any caregiver. On father’s day it’s my step dad and my best friends dad I celebrate on mother’s day it’s my mother and a lot of other women who stepped in as that role thoughout my life.

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  14. Noelle Lynne permalink
    10/05/2018 4:39 pm

    What a great post to read right before mother’s day! Thank you for sharing and great insight

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  15. Lexie Lane permalink
    10/05/2018 5:25 pm

    This is such a power post about moms and truly reminds me of just what they go through. They bore us and over time, many emotions come through. It may change them or us but no matter what, they are still are moms and they affect us in the most significant way imaginable.

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  16. Lisa Rios permalink
    10/05/2018 8:30 pm

    I love my mom! I try to tell her how much she means to me everyday.

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  17. Jenny permalink
    10/05/2018 8:51 pm

    Mother’s do matter but I don’t think there should be a special holiday just to show your mother appreciation. It technically should be shown all year. Love my mom!

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  18. thebusyboymama permalink
    10/05/2018 9:02 pm

    I absolutely adore this quote “It takes a breast for a child to know its mother and it takes a mother for a child to know its father.” This such another inspirational post. I’m so happy your mother left you with all those great positive memories of her.

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  19. Jhilmil permalink
    10/05/2018 9:27 pm

    Lovely post, Indeed Mother’s day matters so much, it gives us a chance to appreciate the one who has given the birth. It applauds the world to understand a woman, a mother and stop all the racism, biasness and negative attitudes towards them.

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  20. Dee permalink
    11/05/2018 2:19 am

    I love this dialog of mother fish with daughter fish, is beautiful. And your entire post is amazing, very thoughtful and emotional. For me mother day is important because this one day in a year is only about me, and it feels good.

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  21. Iya - Louisa permalink
    11/05/2018 2:36 am

    I love this! I love mothersday and any celebrations really haha I just love making someone feel special and appreciated.

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  22. London Mumma permalink
    11/05/2018 3:15 am

    Oh darling, I am so proud of you for sharing such a beautiful and loving post. Makes us all remind ourselves to not think of just us, but our mothers also..

    Reply
  23. Kansas Bonanno permalink
    11/05/2018 4:25 am

    For me mothers day is so hard, even though I have four beautiful and amazing children, its like throwing the loss of my mom in my face. She’s been gone almost 9 years and it still breaks my heart.

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  24. Geraline Batarra permalink
    11/05/2018 8:57 am

    For me, everyday is always Mother’s Day and to make it more special with need to dedicate at least one day to celebrate it, to show our love and appreciation to our mothers to all those things that they done for us!

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  25. Cassie permalink
    11/05/2018 7:58 pm

    This is such a beautiful post. Thank you for sharing your personal stories with us. Mother’s Day truly is so important as being a mother isn’t always easy. mother’s deserve to be recognized and loved on. I’m excited to celebrate my mom this Mother’s Day!

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  26. Kylie permalink
    11/05/2018 11:18 pm

    To be honest, I have never felt inclined to celebrate Mother’s or Father’s Day. For me, it seemed like another reason for halmark companies to make a few extra dollars. After reading your post and journey, I feel inspired. Perhaps this day is more meaningful to others than I had ever considered?

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It’s also made me appreciate the frality of life and perhaps tomorrow – I’ll pick up the phone and make a much needed phone calls. x

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  27. Phea permalink
    12/05/2018 7:18 pm

    Interesting read

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  28. Marielle Altenor permalink
    12/05/2018 11:58 pm

    First, Happy Mother’s Day to you. Second, I’m so sorry to hear about your mother. I can imagine how difficult it must be for you. Even though my mom is alive, I haven’t seen her since I was 6 years old.

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  29. Msddah permalink
    13/05/2018 6:16 am

    I love all the quotes you shared here. Every single one of them especially this one “So true motherhood is accepting that everything needs to be cared for, not just your own child.” Alice Walker

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  30. sveeteskapes permalink
    13/05/2018 2:52 pm

    There’s no end to all our mother’s do and give to us! I couldn’t be more appreciative of it now that I am a mom myself, it’s so important to celebrate this special person in our lives.

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  31. Steph Dorworth permalink
    13/05/2018 4:58 pm

    I love this. Love that it got me thinking about mother’s being teachers. It’s very true because we tend to take after the parent who raised us the most. Many of the qualities I have are taken after my mom and I’m thankful for that. Thanks for this sweet post.

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  32. Edwin Prasetio permalink
    13/05/2018 6:53 pm

    So true! Mom is the first school for children. Children get all the basic things from their moms as a foundation for stepping forward as they grow up..

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  33. Syntich permalink
    14/05/2018 2:21 am

    Happy Mother’s Day. I have really never celebrated mother’s day properly because I left my mum when I was 5 years old, but I always think of her on that day. Feel for you, wish you mum well. God will protect her.

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  34. Yeah Lifestyle permalink
    14/05/2018 4:43 am

    Such beautiful poems by Ann Taylor there, so heart warming. Its important I think to celebrate mother’s day no matter how much is commercialised now. Just a simple walk in the park or getting together is so symbolic.

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  35. marysa permalink
    14/05/2018 4:59 am

    Mother’s Day can be tough for me, as I have lost most of the women in my life – my mom, grandmother, and great grandmother. Not only that, but we don’t have a mother in law to support our family either. But, Mother’s Day is a great way to celebrate being a mom.

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    • Eliz@MirthandMotivation permalink*
      14/05/2018 12:59 pm

      I’m sorry to hear about your loss… Hope you carry the good memories with you.

      Reply
  36. justbusylovinglife permalink
    14/05/2018 7:00 am

    This is beautiful. Mother’s Day is such an important holiday. Although we really should spend more time appreciating our moms, it’s great to really take this day to celebrate. I am sorry for all that you went through, but thank you for sharing that with us.

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    • Eliz@MirthandMotivation permalink*
      14/05/2018 12:47 pm

      Thank you and hope you had a great Mother’s Day!

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  37. Angela Ricardo Bethea permalink
    14/05/2018 12:10 pm

    Being a mother means selfless acts of love and unconditional ones too. My mom have shaped me to who I am today and I give thanks for all her sacrifices.

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    • Eliz@MirthandMotivation permalink*
      14/05/2018 12:47 pm

      Amen to that!

      Reply
  38. lucicoo permalink
    14/05/2018 1:09 pm

    Mother’s Day is super important because it shows that you really love her. I show my mother that I love her everyday and not just the one.

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  39. Ana Vukosavljevic permalink
    14/05/2018 4:31 pm

    Here in Serbia we don’t celebrate Mother’s day.. But it’s important to celebrate and respect our mothers every day. My mom told me everything I know, she learned me to be positive, patient and to love life! I’m grateful to have her as my mom, I couldn’t imagine her being any better than she is.

    Thank you for sharing your story with us, I’m so sorry for your mother..

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    • Eliz@MirthandMotivation permalink*
      04/06/2018 1:47 am

      Many thanks Ana

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  40. Doreen permalink
    14/05/2018 11:00 pm

    My mother was my hero! She made so many sacrifices all her life so that her children could have the best life. It’s good that you and your siblings take care of your mom and give her all the support she needs.

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    • Eliz@MirthandMotivation permalink*
      16/05/2018 11:00 am

      That is the role we all have… our parents care for us in our youth and we care for them in their old age. <3

      Reply
  41. franckxethee permalink
    15/05/2018 3:42 am

    Mothers really are influential on how we grow and how we get our character. They are really our north star. Happy Mothers Day Eliz.

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    • Eliz@MirthandMotivation permalink*
      04/06/2018 1:46 am

      Thank you Franc!

      Reply
  42. Chuck permalink
    15/05/2018 6:02 am

    Our mother is the modern world hero today. More power to them. God bless!

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    • Eliz@MirthandMotivation permalink*
      04/06/2018 1:46 am

      Amen

      Reply
  43. My Travelogue by Bhushavali permalink
    16/05/2018 2:47 pm

    That African saying is so beautiful! Except for the paternity tests which is taken only in worst case scenarios, its the mom who builds the trust of the child of who the dad is!
    This Mothers Day is super special to me as I’m a new mom this year! 🙂

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    • Eliz@MirthandMotivation permalink*
      04/06/2018 1:46 am

      Congratulations! How are you doing?

      Reply
  44. Stylish Paradox permalink
    16/05/2018 2:53 pm

    I so love this post and most of all the Toni Morrison quote. My babies, no matter how old will always be my babies. Hope you had a wonderful Mothers’s Day! And the pictures were amazing as always!

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    • Eliz@MirthandMotivation permalink*
      04/06/2018 1:45 am

      Glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  45. phyliciamarie permalink
    01/06/2018 1:51 am

    Happy Mother’s day to you too Elizabeth! I’m very sad about your mom, I still hope she recovers so she can be a mom to your kids too. <3

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    • Eliz@MirthandMotivation permalink*
      04/06/2018 1:45 am

      Thank you and same to you!

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  46. Calvin permalink
    09/07/2018 8:22 am

    Heart warming for all the mothers

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  47. miljance93mommysup permalink
    29/08/2018 1:33 pm

    I am from Serbia as well. And I don’t celebrate it too. But luckily I have learned the importance of that enormous love from my mom now that I am a mom as well. 🙂

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  48. My Kitchen permalink
    13/05/2020 7:30 pm

    There are no words to describe mom.when we get sick she automatically get sick.she still treats us like babies.

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  49. Raksha Nagaraj permalink
    16/05/2020 7:08 pm

    Mothers are awesome and the best gifts anyone could have got. We all have been very lucky to have had our mothers. They have stood by us at all times and nurtured us. They have been out pillars and they have been with us through our thick and thin. So
    It’s important to appreciate them.

    Reply
  50. kidneyfornikki permalink
    15/05/2021 6:46 am

    I like the African proverb you referenced up there. Our history is first defined by our mother then father. I will have to remember that!

    Reply
  51. Michele @ ourredonkulouslife permalink
    19/05/2021 10:43 am

    My mother wasn’t the best, but I did learn value lessons from her.

    Reply

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