Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother’s Day!

Before I actually gave birth I considered myself a mother.  The one thing I could not figure out was why no one else did.  I still remember Mother’s Day 2005.  A family member handed out Mother’s Day cards to all the mothers gathered at my Aunt Mom and Uncle Dad’s home.  All the women opened their cards and I was waiting for mine when I was told that I did not get a card because I was not a mother.  I cried like a baby on my Aunt Mom’s shoulder that day.  I will always love her for the love she showed me in that moment.  That was and is a true mom. 

Even after I married and became a mother of a precious little boy, others still refused to recognize me as a mother.  But, I knew I was a mother and did not care if anyone else accepted it. You see what I learned, later in life, is that it is not the giving birth or adoption or fostering of a child or marriage that makes one a mother.  It is the spirit with which one loves another.  Just because someone has not giving birth to a child does not mean they are not a mother.  In fact, I have had several mothers throughout my life.  Only one of them actually gave birth to me.  And, some of them have not been women at all.  They have been men who have a mother’s love. 

I want to take this Mother’s Day to say thank you and I love you to those gracious people.  This message is to all those who, while you have no children you call all those with out a mother yours.  You love us and care for us. You fill in where our mothers can not.  You teach us and show us how to love as only a mother can.  You are special.  You are a gift from God.  Your spirit is the true reason for this day.  You are love personified.  If God Himself came off His throne to walk and love on this earth, He would look like you.

Have a wonderful Mother’s Day!

Love,

India