A Mother's Day Post Written by a Man--Two Days Late...So Right On Time

While the title of this entry might be intended as a joke, that does not make it inaccurate.  In fact, I meant to write it on Mother's Day but "never got around to it."  And if you are a father, husband, or teenage child (who knows that they should be a part of the process of giving a gift), then it is likely that you can relate to the truth. 

 

It is indeed ironic that this idea came to me when I was shopping on Sunday morning (Mother's Day) at a local store; and of course, I was shopping for a last minute gift of flowers.  I was amazed at how great a selection there was for floral products, considering that at the last minute most people should have already taken care of the responsibility to show their appreciation and love.  But they obviously hadn't.  I was not the only man digging through the greenery for the perfect petals and a fabulous fragrance.  There were dozens of us.  Most of them looked like me.  Well, not exactly, but almost all of the buyers that were not fathers, were children that had not remembered the important day until the last minute.

 

It is the same scene I see amidst the perfumes and jewelry on Christmas Eve.

 

I began to think about this fact as I was driving home and realized that I never see mothers rushing frantically through tool aisles or fishing supplies on Father's Day.  I don't see them pulling out their hair and wondering "Will He like this?" on Christmas Eve.  Mother's have paid attention.  They have noticed.  They have acted.  They have loved.  And they have not waited until the last minute.

 

I have seen it written on greeting cards and refrigerator magnets and coffee table displays that "Because God couldn't be everywhere, He created mothers."

 

That is silly and short-sighted.  One of the main reasons God created mothers is so that He could be everywhere in our daily lives.  A mother does not just share her own love--she does something even greater--she shares God's love.

 

It is a mother that sees what we need when we don't even know it.  She has it always at the ready because the ones that she loves will need it.  When I say, "Where is my lunch?" or "I can't find my clean shirt," it is a the heart of a loving mother (like my wife and my mother) that has already understood my needs and can calmly point me to the place where, in her love, she has already anticipated and met my needs.

 

Mother's show God's love.

 

Tell them that.  You can even print out this post and hand it to them to help them better understand how much you love and appreciate them.  And how grateful you are for their love.

 

And if you are a man, you should try to get to that before the end of the week.