It’s Okay to Cry
I don’t care what anyone tells you; let those tears roll down your cheek. She is/was YOUR MOTHER, not your spouse’s or your friend’s. Be selfish for a few minutes and grieve. And I say this as tears well in my …show more content…
Of course, you aren’t going to go out and buy anything, but you can still think about what you would get her. You know exactly what she likes, exactly what she wants. Fantasize about giving her the gift that she deserves and let that fantasy of her receiving the gift fill your heart with felicity! The words she would use in acceptance of her gift, you know them deep down in your heart.
I’ll never forget being in the hospital room with my mother on Mother’s Day 2014. She had just finished another round of chemo. She worriedly told me that she hoped she would be able to experience the next Mother’s Day outside of a hospital bed. I promised her that I would do everything I could to make sure she wasn’t stuck in the hospital for the next Mother’s Day. Luckily, God had a plan! She was able to spend her next Mother’s Day with Him, free from the constraints of her weary body. It wasn’t exactly how I had hoped for her next Mother’s Day to be, but at least she was free!
Keep Her Alive in Your