Happy Mother's Day 2012

From this blog I have been missing for over two months.  That is what happens when life jumps up and demands full attention.  All this is to say -  that I am blessed to have an incredible family and friends near and far -  and a job that is meaningful, fulfilling and at times demanding.  How can I be so blessed?

And now it is Mother's Day Weekend 2012 and where would the first most amazing email describing "A Mother's Love" come from earlier this week?  A congregation of Catholic Women Religious - a congregation from the Midwest who are among the more than 57,000 Catholic Women Religious who are under siege by the Vatican for their alleged radical feminism and attention to the needs of the poor and disenfranchised. 

So dear Traveling Goddesses ~ each of you ~ read this inclusive and expansive and vibrant gift of life that brought tears to my eyes and added a few laugh wrinkles to my eyes in the middle of my work day.  Receive it abundantly and share it with the women in your life who are "A Mother's Love."

 

The Congregation of St. Joseph www.csjoseph.org

Special Edition: May, 2012 - Issue 2

A Mother’s Love

Did you ever think about how many amazing metaphors include the word “mother?” 

We speak of Mother Earth and Mother Nature (no more easily fooled than our own Moms);

Mother Church and Motherhouse (both capture our hearts and spirits);

motherboard and mothership (one holds the crucial components of a system,

the other cradles smaller vessels that operate independently from it);

mother tongue and mother lode (our first language and an abundant, rich source).

The list goes on and on. It seems when we are grasping to express that which

holds together and nurtures, “mother” is our go-to word. 

And no wonder. Mothers carry us for nine months in their bodies,

and for the rest of our lives in their hearts. While babies, we see them as mirrors,

learning who we are by gazing into their faces. As we grow older, we turn our

faces towards the world, eager for the independence that is only made possible

leaning on their love. A mother’s love is made of sacrifice and generosity,

gentleness and a steadying hand. Some mothers come to us biologically or

through adoption. Others are met over the course of a lifetime as teachers,

colleagues, partners and friends. In the best of worlds, it is our biological,

spiritual and “soul friend” mothers who teach us our most critical lessons about love.

How blessed is that?
 

This weekend, we remember all biological and adopted mothers, especially our own.

We thank God for all women in our lives who taught us critical

lessons and offered us the love that shaped us. 

To each of them… 

Happy Mother's Day

And then tell them again on every regular day ... Mother's don't just show up on Mother's Day!

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