As we all know the 2nd Sunday of May is reserved as a day to celebrate our mothers. Don't get me wrong I thoroughly enjoy spoiling my mom, but this year is a bit tough. It is difficult to be childless on the one day that is designed for those that do have children. For my womb is empty...
It has never known the miracle of holding a life.
It has never nurtured the growth of a developing baby,.
It has never felt a kick from deep inside.
It has never heard a second heartbeat from within.
I don't know what it is like to bring new life into the world.
I don't know what it is like to look into your child's eye and see a part of yourself.
I don't know what it is like to feel the intense love a mother has for her child.
No I don't know such things....
But I know the sting of pain when asked, "Do you have kids?"
I know the heartache of wanting something so badly.
I know the sorrow of reading a negative test.
I know the disappointment of a certain monthly 'gift'.
I know the feeling of your heart dropping when you hear the news of another's pregnancy.
Yes I am all too familiar with these things.
It is a hard day for some of us. It doesn't mean that we can't celebrate with our friends and family, but in the silence we are reminded that we are childless. Some of us are for the moment and others for life.
My plea on this Mother's Day is not of pity but of gratefulness. Hold your children tightly, praise the Lord for choosing you to be their mother and most importantly appreciate the mother you were given to.
Happy Mother's Day!
<3 JT
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