It’s good to be a mother….

I think your chances of being a good mother are directly proportional to having been mothered by a good mother. What makes a good mother? Someone who takes the responsibility seriously, who would literally lay her own life on the line for her children if need be, and who figuratively does so, on a daily basis during the years her children are growing up. I fortunately had that with my mom. There was never a doubt in my mind that my well-being was at the top of her list of priorities. It’s a security that I took for granted, but not every child is so lucky.  I think that’s the main thing. That, and a set of values that are consistent with God’s game plan, and which are diligently and consistently taught.  No mother is perfect.  Mistakes are made but children, luckily, are resilient.  Anyway, I’m glad I’m a mom.  My grown-up children (and their spouses) are everything, and more than, I ever hoped they would be.  I’m not going to take more than a quarter of the credit for that.  They can split the other three-fourths, as they see fit, among themselves, their father and God.  But being their mom has definitely been one of the best and most important things I’ve done in my life, and I’m incredibly happy with the results.  Thanks to my mom on this Mother’s Day, and to hers.