Happy Mother's Day: I Love You Mom -- Son #1

Being a mother is a selfless job; it's also a never-ending one. From the time we're born and on, a mother is there, to provide support, encouragement, and comfort. One of the few things a person can depend on in life is a mother's love. The bond between a mother and her child is one of the strongest, and one of the most beautiful.

Mother's Day is a special time to honor our mothers, and reflect on all they've given to us, a lifetime worth of patience, love and commitment. It's easy to get lost in our hectic lives and forget all that a mother does, but it's worth remembering. Mother's Day gives us an opportunity to reflect on the sacrifices they've made.

I hope you will join me in sharing this message to all mothers:

Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery...somebody never watched her baby get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten, or on a plane headed for boot camp.

Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married...somebody doesn't know that marriage only adds a new son or daughter-in-law to a mother's heartstrings.

Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home...somebody never had grandchildren.

Somebody said a mother knows her child loves her....somebody isn't a mother.

No one can ever know what it means to be a mother until they become one, and no one will ever know what it feels like to lose a mother until they've lost one.

A wise person once said there is a time in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, and who always will. A mother's love is one of the few constants in life. Through good times and bad, mothers are there, a source of enduring love and acceptance.

Mother's Day is also an opportunity to celebrate all the amazing women in our lives--friends, daughters, aunts, grandmothers and mothers. In honor of this year's Mother's Day, I would like to extend my thanks to all mothers. You are the true leaders of our community.

And, Mom, Happy Mother's Day, from son #1. I love you.

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