You are blessed today if you have a mother you can hug and love, one to whom you can say “I love you” and “Thank you.” This is the 16th Mother’s Day I have experienced since my mother’s death.
My mother taught me about Jesus. She taught me to love the church. She taught me to think about what the Bible says without accepting what everyone else is saying. She taught me compassion. She taught me commitment, and excellence, and relationships. She taught me to never give up–to keep growing and developing and becoming.
I cannot personally tell her thank you today, so I will simply say thank you to God for giving me the foundations of life in the faith and life of my mother.