What Is A Mother?

 

artist-John Sloan

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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 her CHEERFULNESS to make a dark day bright-

It takes a mother’s THOUGHTFULNESS to mend the heart’s deep ‘hurts’,

And her SKILL and her 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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Wishing all mothers, of every hue and kind,

a wonderful, blessed Mother’s Day!

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Proverbs 31:28

Her children arise up, and call her blessed…