Mothers

We came across these quotes regarding mothers and wanted to share them with you, our chums.  Today, May 10th is always Mother’s Day in Mexico, and as Mother’s Day here in the U.S. approaches this Sunday, you just might find one of these a springboard for that note you’ve been meaning to write to your mother, grandmother, aunt or any mother figure in your life.  our note would be by far the best gift of all.These, we found to be lovely and rich in meaning:

“He didn’t realize that love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark.” – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” – Unknown

“A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” – Dorothy Canfield Fisher

“Mothers are smiles and hugs and caring, but, most of all, they’re love.” – Unknown

“Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness…” – Stevie Wonder

“A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” – Victor Hugo

“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver

“Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life.” – Sophocles

“The phrase ‘working mother’ is redundant.” – Jane Sellman

“If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?” – Milton Berle

“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.” – Maya Angelou

“If at first you don’t succeed, try doing it the way mom told you to in the beginning.” – Unknown

“A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” – Princess Diana

“A suburban mother’s role is to deliver children obstetrically once and by car forever after.” – Peter DeVries

“A mother is a woman who shows you the light when you just see the dark.”- Grimaldos Robin

“Mother was by far the greatest personal influence in our lives.”- Dwight Eisenhower

“A mother understands what a child does not say.” – Jewish Proverb

“My mother’s love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters.”- Michelle Obama

“A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.”- Honore de Balzac

“Children and mothers never truly part. They’re bound in the beating of each other’s heart.”- Unknown

And one of our personal favorites which we give to each of you as encouragement no matter what stage of motherhood you may be in, “There is no way to be a perfect mother but a million ways to be a good one.”

Happy Mother’s Day dear chums 🙂

P.S. It was on this very day, May 10th, that I my darling Sara Joy drifted into this world and gave me the greatest of gifts, the opportunity to be her mother.  She has lived up to her name and been truly a joy to me and all who know her.  happy birthday sweet girl!