Mothers

Happy Mother’s Day!!
I hope you enjoy this inspirational story about a mother’s love to remind us how important mothers
are in our lives, to not take them for granted and to show our appreciation for all that she does for us.
Enjoy this and show your appreciation for your mother on her special day or show your Mom just how
much you love her today….
A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed
her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she
read it, and this is what it said:
For cutting the grass: $5.00
For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00
For going to the store for you: $.50
Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $.25
Taking out the garbage: $1.00
For getting a good report card: $5.00
For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00
Total owed: $14.75
Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through
her mind. She said, “I gave birth to you, but you came with no instructions. All I knew was that I loved
you long before I saw you. I know I made some mistakes and I am sorry, but I was doing the best I
could with what I knew. Everything I did for you, I did from love. You’re my child, my life, my dreams
for tomorrow. I will always love you, and there is nothing that could ever destroy my love for you.”
She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he’d written on, and this is what she wrote:
For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me: No Charge
For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No Charge
For all the trying times, and all the tears that you’ve caused through the years: No Charge
For all the nights that were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead: No Charge
For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping your nose: No Charge
Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: No Charge.
When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he
looked straight at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in
great big letters he wrote: “PAID IN FULL”
A Mother must be all things to all her family all the time! That’s quite a job description. She will have
an everlasting impact upon her children…one way or another. Mother is the name for God on the lips
and hearts of little children. Mothers and mother-figures are indispensable. They’re likely the first
people we ever know when we enter the world, and they love and care for us as we grow up.
Papa God, we approach your throne on behalf of the mothers whom you have entrusted with the care
of your most precious little ones. We thank you for creating each mom with a unique combination of
gifts and talents. We thank you for the sacrifice of self each mom gives for her children. For the late
nights spent rocking a colicky infant. For the hands calloused from washing, wiping, scrubbing,
mixing, backing, stirring, hugging, patting, disciplining, holding, writing, erasing, painting, and pouring.
We thank you for the gift of time moms give for their kids. We thank you for the flexibility of moms, for
their tirelessness, their perseverance, and their devotion.
Thank you, Moms, for your love, devotion, and sacrifice. You are simply the best.
Happy Mother’s Day, Moms!! Ben