Mothers Day Rhapsody

I am so thankful for my mother, what an influence and example- wish I could stop in for a visit again today and I so  wish my grandkids could meet have met her as well.  Those first few years are tough after they are gone. I think many of you can relate and realized that too late.  Sometimes humor can say it better, so checkout this Rapsody song about mothers and most of all- Happy Mothers Day to all the "moms" out there.  I wish we had more "good" moms running our country.

My Mother Taught Me About...
1. My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION...
"Just wait until your father gets home."
2. My Mother taught me about RECEIVING....
"You are going to get it when we get home!"
3. My Mother taught me to MEET A CHALLENGE...
"What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you! Don't talk back to me!"
4. My Mother taught me LOGIC...
"If you fall out off that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
5. My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE...
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."
6. My Mother taught me to THINK AHEAD...
"If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job."
7. My Mother taught me HUMOR...
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
8. My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT...
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."
9. My Mother taught me about GENETICS...
"You're just like your father."
10. My Mother taught me about my ROOTS...
"Do you think you were born in a barn?"
11. My Mother taught me about WISDOM OF AGE...
"When you get to be my age, you will understand."
And last but not least...
12. My Mother taught me about JUSTICE...
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you....Then you'll see what it's like!"

Most people say that you can't put a dollar amount on everything moms do, but if you did, Salary.com says they would earn about $118,905 a year. That ranks right up there with top ad executives, marketing directors, and judges. And unlike them, some moms are putting in as much as a 96-hour work week! Each year, in advance of Mother's Day, experts crunch the wages by combining the earning power all the jobs a mom does -- like a facilities manager, teacher, babysitter, cook, driver, CEO, and psychologist.
In the end, though, no website can put a price tag on the sacrifices our moms make to raise children of strength and character. Back in Old Testament days, people didn't need a survey to understand a woman's value. Proverbs says, "A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies." "She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue... Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: 'Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.'" (Proverbs 31:10, 25-26, 28-29)
I am blessed to have both a mother and a wife that fit that description! To all the moms out there who make such an indelible impact on our families and our culture, thank you and Happy Mother's Day! (from Family Research Center 5-9-14)