One Saturday night, Dad and I went to fill my car with gas for the upcoming week. Just as we turned left, a car ran a red light, crashing into my car on my side. In the night, the lights of that car, the screech of brakes and the bone-crushing sound of two cars colliding and screams in the night brought dreams of a fairy tale senior year to a dramatic halt.
I woke up in the hospital with my mother by my bedside. Broken bones, uncountable bruises, lots of glass embedded in my eyes and skin and terror met me in that night. But there was Mom speaking encouraging words right there through the night. She rarely left my side through the days of that followed.
What a Mother’s Day gift she gave me that year!
She is gone now but that Mother’s Day stands out in my mind as a picture of the love and concern that only a mother’s hand can gently administer.
Mother’s Day is this Sunday and you too have lots of memories of your mother.
How are you going to commemorate Sunday as a special time? Card and flower shops, department stores, and dozens of on-line sites offer all kinds of dazzling gifts for you to buy for your mother. And, in our busy days, the fancy gifts beckon our attention, providing an easy way out. However, this year, why not do more and give yourself to your mother? Spend some time with her, listening with your heart, hearing her tell her story. Here are some questions to get the conversation going.
How did you typically celebrate your mother on her special day?
What was it like to celebrate Mother’s Day for the first time?
What is your favorite reward of motherhood?
What is one memory you have of my childhood?
What is one piece of advice for the next generation?
Taking time for a conversation face-to-face or on the telephone can make this Mother’s Day special.
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