You know how some people believe that holidays like Mother's Day were created by greeting card companies to make money? Well, that may be so, but Mother's Day is one of my favorite holidays. It isn't just about buying your mother a singing card or new plants for her garden or even going to church on that one Sunday. For me, Mother's Day is about celebrating the fact that we have mothers. Mothers are usually the people that we take for granted the most in our lives and they don't even mind. Think about it: when us kids come home from school, who has spent the whole day cleaning or working? Who has dinner ready for us to eat? Who washes our clothes so they'll be clean for us? Mommy. Now, this Mother's Day was very sentimental for my mother and I because it was exactly one year after my mother had seen her grandmother alive for the last time. Honestly, I had forgotten this and I didn't remember until I found my mom crying by herself on the couch. When I saw her, I suddenly felt her pain. I understood why she couldn't hold in her pain any longer. She had lost the only mother she had ever known and it was taking a toll on her. At this point, I finally understood the true meaning of Mother's Day: to tell God "Thank You." Thank You for giving me a mother that would do anything for me and ultimately cares more about my life than her own. So to all the mother's out there, Thank You for doing all that you do.
**Dedicated to my great-grandmother (1912-2010) who died of cancer and my mother. Without her I wouldn't be who I am today. I love you with all my heart Mommy and that will never change.
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