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What Makes Your Mother So Special To You?

May 13th, 2007 at 09:37am Manchild

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!

My wife of 6 years and counting, KWiz, is also the Mother of our 3-year old gift from God. My Queen’s “Happy Mother’s Day” greeting and celebration will remain personal and private this year since this post is specifically about paying tribute to the special women who gave birth to us all. What makes your Mother so special to you? Here’s what’s so special about my Mom.

My Mother, has sacrificed so much to ensure that her four children always had a safe place to lay our heads. After graduating from LPN school, she frequently worked “double” and “triple” shifts just to make ends meet. No sacrifice was too great for my personal “sheroe.” She never complained to me about how tired she must have felt during her valley experience. She didn’t have to since I saw it in her eyes.

During Junior High School, I often cried while watching my Mother fall asleep sitting up at the kitchen table following one of her 24-hour marathons until I became old enough to get my first job at Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Oklahoma. Because of her small stature, I would pretended that my Mom was my girlfriend from a rival school whenever she came to visit me at Mac Arthur High School located in Lawton.

My Mother’s love knows no limits. During my darkest night of the soul, my beacon of hope stood by me during the tough times. To this day, she’s still one of my most loyal, trustworthy friends. By the grace of God, the first wise “woman of substance” that I ever loved will celebrate her 70th birthday this year.

My Mother’s relentless “leadership by example” taught me so much about what it means to be a man, a friend, a husband, a parent, a person that the level of my gratitude towards this Queen of a woman is beyond words. As a sign of respect, I tip my hat to my Mother for making the opportunity possible for me to make my big dreams come true.

Mommy I love you now, always, and forever!! Happy Mother’s Day!!

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