Mom-Stuff Team

A MOTHER'S LOVE

A Mother's love is something that no on can explain,

It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain,

It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may

For nothing can destroy it or take that love away . . .

It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking,

And it never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking . . .

It believes beyond believing when the world around condemns,

And it glows with all the beauty of the rarest, brightest gems . . .

It is far beyond defining, it defies all explanation,

And it still remains a secret like the mysteries of creation . . .

A many splendoured miracle man cannot understand

And another wondrous evidence of God's tender guiding hand.

~Helen Steiner Rice~

 Ode to Moms

From the Mom B Shelter

Take Cover the Kids are Coming.

http://themombshelter.blogspot.com/2010/05/it-just-got-whole-lot-dirtier-around.html

Years ago, I ran into a girl I used to go to high school with in the grocery store. We hadn't seen each other in ten years. Ten years! So much had happened to each of us in that time it was hard to decide where to begin. So I asked her what she had been up to. I was expecting an abbreviated synopsis of her life. Instead, her first sentence was "I'm a mom to two boys".

What?! Excuse me? In ten years, all you have managed to do is reproduce? Seriously, I didn't know where to go from there. Obviously she had been living a very sheltered life.

This occurred in 2001 BC, or 'Before Children' as I have come to name those fondly remembered years. I was out in the world, making my mark, living it up, getting educated, getting drunk, and getting jobs. The world was my oyster (with a slice of lemon and a dash of Tabasco).

In all of my BC years, I could not have ever envisioned (even with narcotics) what AC years were all about. Keep up, I'm talking about 'After Children'. But here I am, in my AC years. And now I get it.

When I ran into that old high school friend, she wasn't telling me about her boys because that is all she had done with those past ten years. She was telling me about her boys because her entire universe had shifted when they entered her life. They were her abbreviated synopsis.

So, for all of you in the AC club, this is my ode to you…

Here's to cracked nipples and saggy boobs,

Celebrating flabby bellies and fallopian tubes,

Nine months of weight gain and nine years to lose it,

Cesarean, epidural or natural -- you can't choose it,

Incontinence, mucus plugs and the bloody show,

Waddling and chaffing wherever you go,

All this for the chance to never sleep again,

To ask of your teenager 'Where have you been?'

To first lose your hair and then it turns grey,

To covering those bags under your eyes each day,

For the battle against hormones and cravings and such,

It can really all appear to be just too much,

And just as you're about to yell 'I'm through!'

Come the hugs, the love and the kisses too,

All of this rejuvenates you heart and your soul,

And simply getting through the day is no longer the goal,

So bring on the puke, the tantrums and shit,

Because this lady's got a job that she won't quit,

I'm someone's Mom, and I'm proud to say

That you Moms all rock! Happy Mother's Day.

Tribute by Dianne to her Mom

My Mother's Day Tribute is for the wonderful woman I call Mom. I was born the end of Dec but I did not meet my Mom until June 9th. The kindest woman in the world adopted me when I was six months old. Every year on the anniversary of my adoption she would tell me the story of when we first meet. The tone in her voice as she told the story always expressed her joy to have me as her daughter. She would make it sound like she was the luckiest woman in the world. But the real story is how blessed I am that she choose to share her life with me. There is no greater blessing in my life than my parents love. I do not take anything my parents do for me for granted. I really appreciate their support, love and sacrifices. My attitude of gratitude may come because I believe that my life has been so blessed due to the choice they made to adopt me. On this Mother's Day I want to share some of the things I learned from my mom. My Mother taught through example. She was always happy, grateful and hard working My Mother thought me: To love nature To serve others To respect my elders To love to read To cherish friends To appreciate order To love animals To protect the weak To manage my money To be honest To work hard To nurture the sick To teach and share with others I want to tell my Mom and all of the mom-stuff friends how much I appreciate my mother. I hate to think how my life would have been without her and my Dad. Thanks Mom, for all you have given me. I hope to share many, many more years with you. Your daughter, dianne

Tribute to you mom, by Amber

My Mother's Day Tribute She truly is my HERO! To me she is one of the most important people in my life. My mom always made everything we did the funniest time. While growing up we didn't have a lot of money during parts of our childhood. Instead of making it a negative experience my mom made us see the positive in it. She would make shopping at second hand stores a fun thing to do. She would make games out of it for example we would go into the store and find the craziest outfit to take pictures in or the funniest pajamas we could find. Because of my mom and her influence in my life I have become what I always wanted to be a successful business woman. I look up to her in every way. She taught me to manage money, see the beauty in everything and everyone. She taught me that honesty and openness are key to healthy relationships. There is no place like my mom's lap when I am sick. My mom always taught by her example. My mother owned her own beauty shop while I was growing up and then she opened up and managed a manufacturing plant. Even today she has expanded her business to a bottling plant. Her influences have given me the drive and tools needed to become not only a great business woman but also a great mother. I love nothing more than being with my girls and striving each day to follow in my mother's footsteps to be a great mother too. It is only after you have your own children you realize the love and sacrifice that your mother went through to bring us into this world. I look forward to many more years to share together. Love Amber Since I couldn't find just one picture I decided to post 2 of the most important times in my life that my mother was there for me. My wedding day and the second is the day my first daughter was born. I loe you, Mom, Amber