The world is filled with difficult people (like me) who really need an entire City just to raise that one person. But sometimes it takes the extra devotion and hard work of exceptional people to raise the ones that cannot have an entire City that revolves around their lives. We call these remarkable individuals Mothers.
These people are real heroes, often unsung, and even worse, many of them can end up trapped by despair at moments in their lives. There can be quite a few reasons for this. Could it be that a mother misses their child who is halfway across the world? Could their loved one not contact them as much as they should? Is their loved one in another place now? Is it even possible that a mother never even met their loved one?
So while mothers day is a wonderful day to celebrate life and love, it also can serve as a painful day to others. This day can serve as a painful reminder of what was once and now is gone. Know that your sadness is not in vain. You make the world a better place every day that you exist.
So please I ask all who read this that you take some time out of your day to remind these most heroic people in our lives how important they are. Whether they have a bunch of young children, or an empty nest, or G-d forbid nothing but a simple marker to remind them of what is so important to their lives, remind these loves of our lives who have taken care of us at our worst, our best, and everything in between.
It takes a special person to be called Mommy and I want to make sure my own Mother, Joy Ellison, who has been my greatest defender and champion for my life knows that I still call her this.
I may be half way across the United States. I know that you miss me dearly and wish I was up in Illinois with you instead of in Florida where I am currently writing this blog post, but know that I love you and that this love transcends all reality, just as the love of a mother loyal to her children is among the greatest thing to witness.
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