Give Me the Roses

This being Mother's Day weekend, I will tell you, as a Mom, what we really want on "our day". First of all we want to be remembered. A call, email or even a text message will suffice. Just being thought about on Mother's Day isn't enough. We need to see those thoughts take some form of action so a card or communication from another route is very important to us.

The second thing I like for Mother's Day is not to have to cook! I do most of the cooking on a daily basis. I really don't want to have to plan a Mother's Day meal that day too. I mean what is the point of that? Yeah! I get to knock myself out even more on what is supposed to be a day off. When someone else brings home something already deliciously prepared, it is SO appreciated.

The third thing is loving kindness throughout the year. People often think they can cancel out a year of neglect and ignoring their mother by spending a lot on elaborate gifts, most of which are never delivered in person. I know a lot of us Moms can be difficult and demanding. Still the Bible says honor your father and mother so that your days upon the earth may be long. No one knows Mothers better than God! Perhaps this is why He also said:

Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old. Proverbs 23:22

We sometimes get a little more difficult as we get older. Getting old is not for whimps which is why I wish nothing to do with it! Really, we should try to keep healthy as much as we can so that we will not be an unnecessary burden on our children. All the same Ecclesiastes says:

I returned to see under the sun that the swift do not have the race, nor the mighty ones the battle, nor do the wise also have the food, nor do the understanding ones also have the riches, nor do even those having knowledge have the favor; because time and unforeseen occurrence befall them all. Eccl. 9:11

The best laid plans may go awry due to accidents, natural or man made disasters and other events beyond our control. Give us Moms the roses while we are alive. Love and honor us while we are here to appreciate it. Of all the gifts, these are the most precious to a mother's heart.