post for mama…

So today is the day that most people celebrate and appreciate their mothers, also known as Mother’s Day but as I like to say and try to show in my actions, Mother’s Day really is every day…

My mother, may God bless her and all mothers around the world, has always told me not to tell me I love her, but to show me I love her.  I never knew what that meant until a few years ago.  Anyone can say “i love you” to another person.  But it takes a real man (or woman) to really show in actions that they love the person.  This is true love.  This is love in its practicality and unfortunately it is the most rarest form of love out there.

Then we come to today, Mother’s Day.  As I was out today I saw a bunch of people running around getting flowers, chocolates, gifts and other stuff to go home and give to their mothers (or wives who were the mothers of their children).  As I sat there listening to K’naan, I started to wonder why?  Why is it that it takes a “holiday” for us to celebrate our mothers, and even then, to fall short of truly celebrating our mothers?  How many of us truly appreciate our mothers the way that we are supposed to?  I don’t know about you, but I know I fall far short of truly appreciating and practically loving my mother.  So what can we do?

Why don’t we celebrate our mothers the way we’re supposed to?  Why not show our beautiful, strong and loving mothers that we love them and celebrate mother’s day everyday by respecting them, doing what she’s taught you, and bringing a smile to her face?

Sure it would be a lot of work and patience on our part, but if we sincerely loved them and wanted them to know, then we would turn our words into actions.  Talk is cheap.  Actions speak louder than words…

May we be blessed with strong, righteous and great mothers in the future for our generations and generations to come…

-peace-

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