Happy Mother's Day

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A Mother's Love

There is no love, like a mother's love,
no stronger bond on earth...
like the precious bond that comes from God,
to a mother, when she gives birth.

A mother's love is forever strong,
never changing for all time...
and when her children need her most,
a mother's love will shine.

God bless these special mothers,
God bless them every one...
for all the tears and heartache,
and for the special work they've done.

When her days on earth are over,
a mother's love lives on...
through many generations,
with God's blessings on each one.

Be thankful for our mothers,
for they love with a higher love...
from the power God has given,
and the strength from up above.


Some interesting tidbits
Mother's Day Trivia

The youngest mother whose history is authenticated is Lina Medina, who delivered a 6½-pound boy by cesarean section in Lima, Peru in 1939, at an age of 5 years and 7 months. The child was raised as her brother and only discovered that Lina was his mother when he was 10.

On April 9, 2003, Satyabhama Mahapatra, a 65-year-old retired schoolteacher in India, became the world's oldest mother when she gave birth to a baby boy. Satyabhama and her husband had been married 50 years, but this is their first child. The baby was conceived through artificial insemination using eggs from the woman's 26-year-old niece, and the sperm of the niece's husband.

Bobbie McCaughey is the mother who holds the record for the most surviving children from a single birth. She gave birth to the first set of surviving septuplets - four boys and three girls -on November 19, 1997, at the University Hospital, Iowa. Conceived by in vitro fertilization, the babies were delivered after 31 weeks by caesarean in the space of 16 minutes.

Jayne Bleackley is the mother who holds the record for the shortest interval between two children born in separate confinements. She gave birth to Joseph Robert on September 3, 1999, and Annie Jessica Joyce on March 30, 2000. The babies were born 208 days apart.

Elizabeth Ann Buttle is the mother who holds the record for the longest interval between the birth of two children. She gave birth to Belinda on May 19,1956 and Joseph on November 20, 1997. The babies were born 41 years 185 days apart. The mother was 60 years old when her son Joseph was born.

The highest officially recorded number of children born to one mother is 69, to the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev (1707-1782) of Shuya, Russia. Between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 confinements, she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets. 67 of them survived infancy.

The modern world record for giving birth is held by Leontina Albina from San Antonio, Chile. Leontina claims to be the mother of 64 children, of which only 55 of them are documented. She is listed in the 1999 Guinness World Records but dropped from later editions.
 
Thank you so much Oman!! This will be my 2nd Mother's Day without my mom and I miss her more and more! All 3 of my daughters are now Moms so this one will be extra special! Hugggggs to you and Jenny!
 
Hugssss Oman...I love being a mom, best thing I ever did. I also want to say Happy Mother's Day to my mom.:heart:
 
When God Made Mothers

By the time the Lord made mothers, he was into the sixth day working overtime. An Angel appeared and said "Why are you spending so much time on this one?"

And the Lord answered and said, "Have you read the spec sheet on her? She has to be completely washable, but not plastic; have 200 movable parts, all replaceable; run on black coffee and leftovers; have a lap that can hold three children at one time and that disappears when she stands up; have a kiss that can cure anything from a scrape knee to a broken heart; and have six pairs of hands."

The Angel was astounded at the requirements for this one. "Six pairs of hands! No Way!" said the Angel.

The Lord replied, Oh, it's not the hands that are the problem. It's the three pairs of eyes that mothers must have!"

"And that's on the standard model?" the Angel asked. The Lord nodded in agreement, "Yep, one pair of eyes are to see through the closed door as she asks her children what they are doing even though she already knows. Another pair in the back of her head, are to see what she needs to know even though no one thinks she can. And the third pair are here in the front of her head. They are for looking at an errant child and saying that she understands and loves him or her without even saying a single word."

The Angel tried to stop the Lord. "This is too much work for one day. Wait until tomorrow to finish."

"But I can't!" The Lord protested, "I am so close to finishing this creation that is so close to my own heart. She already heals herself when she is sick and can feed a family of six on a pound of hamburger and can get a nine year old to stand in the shower."

The Angel moved closer and touched the woman, "But you have made her so soft, Lord."

"She is soft," the Lord agreed, "but I have also made her tough. You have no idea what she can endure or accomplish."

"Will she be able to think?" Asked the angel.

The Lord replied, "Not only will she be able to think, she will be able to reason, and negotiate."

The Angel then noticed something and reached out and touched the woman's cheek. "Oops, it looks like you have a leak with this model. I told you that you were trying to put too much into this one."

"That's not a leak." the Lord objected. "That's a tear!"

"What's the tear for?" the Angel asked.

The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy, her sorrow, her disappointment, her pain, her loneliness, her grief, and her pride."The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy, her sorrow, her disappointment, her pain, her loneliness, her grief, and her pride."

The Angel was impressed. "You are a genius, Lord. You thought of everything for this one. You even created the tear!"


The Lord looked at the Angel and smiled and said, "I'm afraid you are wrong again, my friend. I created the woman, but she created the tear!"
Author Erma Bombeck
 
Children are Truly A Gift from God and being a Mom makes me a happier and more fulfilled person than anything else in life..
Thanks for this thread Oman ,you are truly a sweet, sensitive man..I'd like to send out greetings to my mom as well ,and even tho My gram ,her Mom wont be here this year with us,plz know she is watching down from heaven..I feel I learned everything about being a good mom from the 1 who raised me,my grandmother...God bless her..I love you Always Gram:rose: x12..

May the angels watch over and protect all us Mothers as we have a very challenging and responsible job on this earth..I am a grandmother now myself and its a great joy having 4 kids and 1 beautiful grandson..please spend as much time loving your mom as ya can ,there's NOONE like her:kiss:
 
Thank you so much Oman, you are such a wonderful, sweet man. I would like to wish all the mom's here a very happy mother's day as well. Like Carrie this is my second mother's day without my mom. It is hard, but I have my son. However, I won't have him this year. He is going to going camping with my brother and his kids! :rolleyes: Oh well, I still love him and I know he loves me. He tells me all the time!

((((((((((Oman))))))))))) ((((((((((All Lit Moms))))))))))):rose:
 
Why did God make mothers?


Why did God make mothers? Enjoy the answers given by elementary school age children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string. I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goofball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has alot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms and dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home, and dads just got to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
 
Momisms

These are those little sayings that are passed down from Mother to Child then magically are said again when that Child becomes a Mother!

A little "birdy" told me!

A little soap & water never killed anybody.

Always wear clean underwear in case you get in an accident.

Am I talking to a brick wall?

Answer me when I ask you a question!

Are you deaf or something?

Are you going out dressed like that?

Are you lying to me?

Are your hands broken? Pick it up yourself! I'm not your maid!

As long as you live under my roof, you'll do as I say.

Beds are NOT made for jumping on.

Bored! How can you be bored? I was never bored at your age.

Call me when you get there, just so I know you're okay.

Clean up after yourself!

Close the door! You weren't born in a barn!

Cupcakes are NOT a breakfast food!

Did you brush your teeth?

Did you clean your room?

Did you comb your hair?

Did you flush?

Do as I say, not as I do.

Do you live to annoy me?

Do you think I'm made of money?

Do you think this is a hotel? You can't just come here only to sleep.

Do you think your socks are going to pick themselves up?

Don't ask me WHY. The answer is NO.

Don't break your arm patting yourself on the back.

Don't cross your eyes or they'll freeze that way.

Don't eat that, you'll get worms!

Don't eat the seeds or you'll have watermelons growing out your ears

Don't EVER let me catch you doing that again!

Don't go out with a wet head, you'll catch cold.

Don't make me come in there!

Don't pick that scab, it'll get infected.

Don't pick your nose in public.

Don't run in the house.

Don't run with a lollipop in your mouth.

Don't sit too close to the television, it'll ruin your eyes.

Don't talk with your mouth full!

Don't use that tone with me!

Don't walk away when I'm talking to you!

Don't you have anything better to do?

Eat your vegetables, they're good for you.

Enough is enough!

Go ask your father.

Go play outside! It's a beautiful day!

Go to your room and think about what you did!

How can you have nothing to wear? Your closet is FULL of clothes!

How do you know you don't like it if you haven't tasted it?

How many times do I have to tell you?

I brought you into this world, and I can take you right back out!

I can always tell when you're lying.

I can't believe you can sleep in this filth!

I didn't ask who put it there, I said "Pick it up!"

I don't buy snacks to feed the neighborhood!

I don't care what "everyone" is doing. I care what YOU are doing!

I don't care who started it, I said stop!

I don't care who started it, YOU stop it!

I don't have to explain myself. I said no.

I don't know is NOT an answer.

I hope someday you have children just like you.

I hope you don't kiss me with that mouth!

I just want what's best for you.

I said CLOSE the door, I did not say SLAM it.

I would have never talked to MY mother like that!

If God had wanted you to have holes in your ears (eyebrows, tongue, etc.) He would have put them there!

If I catch you doing that one more time, I'll...

If I want your opinion I'll ask for it!

If it were a snake, it would have bitten you.

If I've told you once ... I've told you a thousand times.

If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.

If you could stay out last night, you can get up this morning.

If you don't clean your plate, you won't get any dessert.

If you don't stop crying, I am going to give you something to cry about!

If you stick your tongue out again it will fall off.

If you're too full to finish your dinner, you're too full for dessert.

If you're too sick to go to school, you're too sick to play outside.

I'll treat you like an adult when you start acting like one.

I'm doing this for your own good.

I'm going to give you until the count of three... 1.. 2.. 2 and a half... 2 and three quarters

I'm going to skin you alive!

I'm not always going to be around to do these things for you.

I'm not going to ask you again.

I'm not running a taxi service.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

It's not that I don't trust you, it's that I don't trust everyone else.

I've had it up to here with you.

Life isn't fair.

Look at me when I'm talking to you.

Look at this room! It looks like a pigsty!

Money does NOT grow on trees.

Never try on anyone else's glasses or you'll go blind.

No child of MINE would do something like that.

No, I don't know where your socks are, its not my day to watch them!

Now, come back downstairs and go back up WITHOUT stomping your feet!

Now, say you're sorry...and MEAN it!

Over my dead body!

Pick that up before somebody trips on it and breaks their neck!

Pick up your feet.

Put that down! You don't know where it's been!

Running away? I'll help you pack.

Running away? Is that a threat or a promise?

Say that again and I'll wash your mouth out with soap.

Shut the door! I'm not heating (air conditioning) the entire neighborhood!

So it's raining? You're not sugar -- you won't melt.

Someday your face will freeze like that

There's enough dirt in those ears to grow potatoes!

Think of those poor starving children in India... (or China, or Africa.)

This hurts me more than it hurts you.

Turn off that light. Do you think we own the electric company?

Turn that racket (music) down!

Watch your language!

Watch your mouth!

What did I say the FIRST time?

What if everyone jumped off a cliff? Would you do it, too?

What kind of a grade is that? You could do much better!

What part of NO don't you understand?

When I was a little girl...

When I was young we had respect for our elders, now look at the world!

When I was your age, I had to walk ten miles through the snow, uphill, by myself, to go to school.

When I was your age...

When you have kids of your own you'll understand.

When you have your own house then you can make the rules!

Where do YOU think you're going?

Who died and left you boss?

Who do you think you're talking to?

Who said life was going to be easy?

Who taught you THAT? You didn't learn that in this house!

Why? Because I SAID so, that's why!

You are getting on my last nerve.

You can't find it? Well, if you'd put things where they belonged, you wouldn't have this problem.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

You can't start the day on an empty stomach.

You don't always get what you want.

You had better wipe that smile off your face before I do it for you.

You have an answer for everything, don't you?

You just ate an hour ago!

You made your bed, now lie in it.

You must think rules are made to be broken.

You should have that phone surgically implanted in your ear.

You WILL eat it, and you WILL like it!

You won't be happy until you break that, will you?

You'd forget your head if it wasn't attached to your shoulders!

You'll understand when you're older.

You're going to put your eye out with that thing!

You're the oldest. You should know better.

:rose:
 
Scarily, far too many of those sayings occur in our household!

My five year old is more excited about Mother's Day than I am... he's counting down the 'sleeps' until he can give me my present :)
 
alli_cat said:
Scarily, far too many of those sayings occur in our household!

My five year old is more excited about Mother's Day than I am... he's counting down the 'sleeps' until he can give me my present :)

Even at my age, I still "count sleeps"! (This is one of my favorite Mom-related activities!).

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Oman, I wish I had the chance to meet your Mom. I love her pictures, and her legacy lives on through you and your wonderful siblings.:heart:
 
Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948) is credited with originating our Mother's Day holiday. She never married and was extremely attached to her mother, Mrs. Anna Reese Jarvis. Mrs. Jarvis was a minister's daughter who for 20 years taught Sunday School in the Andrews Methodist Church of Grafton, West Virginia. Miss Jarvis graduated from the Female Seminary in Wheeling, West Virginia, and taught in Grafton before moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the rest of her family.

Anna Reese Jarvis died in Philadelphia in May of 1905. Still unmarried and left alone with her blind sister Elsinore, Anna missed her mother greatly. Two years after her mother's death (1907) Anna Jarvis and her friends began a letter-writing campaign to gain the support of influential ministers, businessmen and congressmen in declaring a national Mother's Day holiday. She felt children often neglected to appreciate their mother enough while the mother was still alive. She hoped Mother's Day would increase respect for parents and strengthen family bonds.


THE FIRST MOTHER'S DAY
The first Mother's Day observance was a church service honoring Mrs. Anna Reese Jarvis, held at Anna Jarvis's request in Grafton, West Virginia, and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 10, 1908.

Carnations, her mother's favorite flowers, were supplied at that first service by Miss Jarvis. White carnations were chosen because they represented the sweetness, purity and endurance of mother love. Red carnations, in time, became the symbol of a living mother. White ones now signify that one's mother has died.


OTHER MOTHER'S DAY OBSERVANCES
The first Mother's Day proclamation was issued by the governor of West Virginia in 1910. Oklahoma celebrated Mother's Day that year as well. By 1911 every state had its own observances. By then other areas celebrating Mother's Day included Mexico, Canada, China, Japan, South America and Africa. The Mother's Day International Association was incorporated on December 12, 1912, with the purpose of furthering meaningful observations of Mother's Day.


OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION
The House of Representatives in May, 1913, unanimously adopted a resolution requesting the President, his Cabinet, members of Congress, and all officials of the federal government to wear a white carnation on Mother's Day. Congress passed another Joint Resolution May 8, 1914, designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. The U.S. flag is to be displayed on government buildings and at people's homes "as a public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country." President Woodrow Wilson issued the first proclamation making Mother's Day an official national holiday.


SO NOW WHAT?
If your mother is still alive, take care to shower her with special attention this Mother's Day. Visit her. Phone her. Send her a card. Give her flowers. Get her gourmet chocolates. Buy her something you know she's been wanting. But don't wait until after her funeral to let her know how much you've appreciated her! Wear your red (or otherwise-colored) carnation proudly.
 
Moms of the Famous

PAUL REVERE'S MOTHER
"I don't care where you think you have to go, young man.
Midnight is past your curfew!"

MONA LISA'S MOTHER
"After all that money your father and I spent
on braces, Mona, that's the biggest smile you can give us?"

HUMPTY DUMPTY'S MOTHER
"Humpty, If I've told you once, I've told you a hundred times
not to sit on that wall. But would you listen to me? Noooo!"

COLUMBUS' MOTHER
"I don't care what you've discovered, Christopher.
You still could have written!"

MICHELANGELO'S MOTHER
"Mike, can't you paint on walls like other children?
Do you have any idea how hard it is
to get that stuff off the ceiling?"

BARNEY'S MOTHER
"I realize strained plums are your favorite, Barney,
but you're starting to look a little purple."

BATMAN'S MOTHER
"It's a nice car, Bruce, but do you realize
how much the insurance is going to be?"

GOLDILOCKS' MOTHER
"I've got a bill here for a busted chair from
the Bear family. You know anything about this, Goldie?"

ALBERT EINSTEIN'S MOTHER
"But, Albert, it's your senior picture.Can't you do something
about your hair?Styling gel, mousse, something...?"

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOTHER
"The next time I catch you throwing money across
the Potomac, you can kiss your allowance good-bye!"

JONAH'S MOTHER
"That's a nice story, but now tell me
where you've really been for the last three days."

THOMAS EDISON'S MOTHER
"Of course I'm proud that you invented the electric
light bulb, Thomas. Now turn off that light and get to bed!"

:D :heart:

:rose: :rose: :rose: For all the Moms on LIT.:rose:
 
Re: Moms of the Famous

JennyOmanHill said:
PAUL REVERE'S MOTHER
"I don't care where you think you have to go, young man.
Midnight is past your curfew!"

MONA LISA'S MOTHER
"After all that money your father and I spent
on braces, Mona, that's the biggest smile you can give us?"

HUMPTY DUMPTY'S MOTHER
"Humpty, If I've told you once, I've told you a hundred times
not to sit on that wall. But would you listen to me? Noooo!"

COLUMBUS' MOTHER
"I don't care what you've discovered, Christopher.
You still could have written!"

MICHELANGELO'S MOTHER
"Mike, can't you paint on walls like other children?
Do you have any idea how hard it is
to get that stuff off the ceiling?"

BARNEY'S MOTHER
"I realize strained plums are your favorite, Barney,
but you're starting to look a little purple."

BATMAN'S MOTHER
"It's a nice car, Bruce, but do you realize
how much the insurance is going to be?"

GOLDILOCKS' MOTHER
"I've got a bill here for a busted chair from
the Bear family. You know anything about this, Goldie?"

ALBERT EINSTEIN'S MOTHER
"But, Albert, it's your senior picture.Can't you do something
about your hair?Styling gel, mousse, something...?"

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOTHER
"The next time I catch you throwing money across
the Potomac, you can kiss your allowance good-bye!"

JONAH'S MOTHER
"That's a nice story, but now tell me
where you've really been for the last three days."

THOMAS EDISON'S MOTHER
"Of course I'm proud that you invented the electric
light bulb, Thomas. Now turn off that light and get to bed!"

:D :heart:

:rose: :rose: :rose: For all the Moms on LIT.:rose:

Those are great Jenny. And it is sayings like that stay with you even after they are gone! Like my brother was saying at my mom's memorial. My mom was a child psychologist. She said that me and him were always fighting and she had just about had it! So she would make us stand toe to toe. (You have to know that my brother was always big for his age and I was very small for my age,he is only 2 years older than me but ppl always thought he was a bit older and I was a few years younger than I really was so this would be like me and AA standing toe to toe!)And then she would tell us to stare at each other until we got over being mad at each other. And like he told everyone at the memorial this worked very well, we looked at each other real mad and angry for oh about 30 seconds and then one of us would start to laugh!!!!!!!!! Priceless. And when my younger brother came along when I was 9 that is when I got all my real "mom secrets" She would tell us to feed him and he was always spitting it back out, and we would do the airplane trick to try to get him to open up and then shove it in, etc... But she would tell us to tell him to do the opposite of what we wanted. For example: Hey don't you eat this, don't do it, and of course he would! Moms are soooooo smart! One thing my grandmother did, and I still can remember to this day. My grandmother was always cooking something, stew, baking cinnamon rolls, she would let us help roll out the dough, etc.. and so it seemed like she nearly was always in the kitchen. I was preschool, maybe kindergarten and my grandmother kept me, some cousins and other kids while the parents worked. I was a very inquisitive little thing, wanted to learn how to cook and just wanted to get smart. So one day I went into the kitchen and grandmother was making stew or soup and she was peeling potatoes, carrots,etc... And I guess I had been asking too many questions and she was getting tired of them. So she was unwrapping this thing in shiny foil and putting it in the soup. So me, the inquisitive one, asked what that was! She said here see for yourself and unwrapped one and gave it to be! It was beef bouillon and I thought I was going to die!!!!!!! She laughed so hard. I thought that she was the meanest woman on this earth. But I think it worked I quit asking questions!!!! And she told me that my uncle would always eat what was on his plate but would grab food off of others plate. So one day they decided to give him a lesson. My grandmother put a jalepeno on my aunt's plate and sure enough he grabbed it and bit off a big bite and of course you know what happened! There are a few things that we all learned at a very young age, coffee and newspaper in the morning. Especially the weekend. My brother and I started to drink at about age 3 or 4, still do, but not as much. There are alot of stomach problems in our family, acid reflux disease, ulcers. Maybe we started on the jalapenos too early. Maybe not soon enough! You know as much stomach problems as I have been having for the last year, I can still eat jalapenos, can't handle haberneros as well, only occassionally. And when I was pregnant I ate jalapenos, hot sauce, mexican food right up until I had him! For years I thought that they switched babies at the hospital. Even though he looked like me, he didn't like my mexican food and hot stuff the way I did! But he is gradually getting there! I guess he was just a bit slower than me!
 
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THE IMAGES OF MOTHER

4 YEARS OF AGE ~ My Mommy can do anything!

8 YEARS OF AGE ~ My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!

12 YEARS OF AGE ~ My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.

14 YEARS OF AGE ~ Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either.

16 YEARS OF AGE ~ Mother? She's hopelessly old fashioned

18 YEARS OF AGE ~ That old woman? She's way out of date!

25 YEARS OF AGE ~ Well, she might know a little bit about it.

35 YEARS OF AGE ~ Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.

45 YEARS OF AGE ~ Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?

65 YEARS OF AGE ~ Wish I could talk it over with Mom.
 
omahaman2 said:
THE IMAGES OF MOTHER

4 YEARS OF AGE ~ My Mommy can do anything!

8 YEARS OF AGE ~ My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!

12 YEARS OF AGE ~ My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.

14 YEARS OF AGE ~ Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either.

16 YEARS OF AGE ~ Mother? She's hopelessly old fashioned

18 YEARS OF AGE ~ That old woman? She's way out of date!

25 YEARS OF AGE ~ Well, she might know a little bit about it.

35 YEARS OF AGE ~ Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.

45 YEARS OF AGE ~ Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?

65 YEARS OF AGE ~ Wish I could talk it over with Mom.

My kiddo will be 12 next month and that is pretty accurate. He knows that I really don't know everything, but he loves me anyway! ;)
 
Leave it to you, Oman.... only wish half the men I knew were as thoughtful as you!!!

Jenny.... you're a lucky woman!!!

I truly don't know what I'd do without my mother, step mom or my grandmother!! I just lost my great grandmother 4 yrs ago... I've been blessed to have all these strong intelligent women in my life!! I can only hope my daughter will realize these blessings before she's missed out!!!


HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL "LIT" MOMS!!!

:rose: 's by the dozens....

~A

BTW... my daughter is 14... that sooooo is her!!!! LOL
 
Love in the Home
If I live in a house of spotless beauty with everything in its place,
but have not love, I am a housekeeper - not a homemaker.

If I have time for waxing, polishing, and decorative achievements, but
have not love, my children learn cleanliness - not godliness.

Love leaves the dust in search of a child's laugh.
Love smiles at the tiny fingerprints on a newly cleaned window.

Love wipes away the tears before it wipes up the spilled milk.
Love picks up the child before it picks up the toys.

Love is present through the trials. Love reprimands, reproves, and is
responsive. Love crawls with the baby, walks with the toddler, runs
with the child, then stands aside to let the youth walk into adulthood.

Love is the key that opens salvation's message to a child's heart.

Before I became a mother I took glory in my house of perfection. Now I
glory in God's perfection of my child. As a mother, there is much I
must teach my child, but the greatest of all is love.
 
Happy Mother's Day... :rose:

It takes a Mother's Love
To make a house a home
A place to be remembered,
No matter where we roam.

It takes a Mother's patience,
To bring a child up right,
And her courage and cheerfullness
To make a dark day bright.

It take a Mother's thoughtfullness
To mend the heart's deep "hurts"
And her skill and endurance
To mend little socks and shirts.

It takes a Mother's Kindness
to forgive us when we err,
To sympathize in trouble
and bow her head in prayer.

It takes a Mother's Wisdom
to recognize our needs
And to give us reassurance
by her loving words and deeds.

It takes a Mother's Endless Faith,
her Confidence and Trust
To guide us through the pitfalls
of selfishness and lust.

And that is why in all this world
there could not be another
Who could fulfill God's purpose
as completely as a MOTHER.....

- Helen Steiner Rice
 
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