I know it isn't Mother's Day, but...
A few friends of mine have had major obstacles in their lives this past week. It's amazing how much I have thought about these ladies. I keep thinking about "mourning with those that mourn and comforting those that stand in need of comfort" and I feel the need to express something about mothers.
If I am in a store and I see a mom with that panicked look in her eyes calling her lost child's name, I instantly drop what I'm doing and try to help. My eyes fill up with tears, I get a lump in my throat, and my heart starts pounding. Why? Because I am a mom and I understand how terrifying it can be to lose sight of a precious little one.
Maybe that's why I have been crying a lot for the last two weeks. My heart is aching for a little boy in the hospital with burns all over his body (and for his mom), for another mom with a child with kidney disease and a second in the hospital with meningitis, and mostly for a mom who lost her sweet little 15 month old on the week she is set to deliver her fifth child. I cannot stop thinking about these friends and the aches in their heart. I tried really hard to explain myself to my husband. I don't think he gets it. I think he was considering doing research on anti-depressants for me. Why am I so sad? Because I am a mom and I understand. I haven't been in the same position as these three strong women but I have had my share of heartache with my own children and I know how much we mothers LOVE, LOVE, LOVE our babies.
I guess somewhere deep down in my heart, I hope that my sadness can take away a little of their pain. I hope the tears that I shed for those moms and their babies will make it so that they can cry a little less. I pray that I can bear a little of their load so that they can get out of bed tomorrow. I know without a doubt that during my hardest times, there were other mothers, my own included, who cried tears for me and felt my pain.
Thank you, Moms. I love you!
7 comments:
That was very touching. Moms just understand each other, that old saying "a mother's love" - nothing compares.
Thank you Misha.
Thank you Misha.
You know, you feel such sympathy for others, because you are a great mother and friend. I've always admired your strength as you've endured personal hard times. You are a great example of having a positive attitude when life gets hard. I agree, it's hard to watch others struggle. I just wish I could have expressed my sentiments for others as beautifully as you did.
You said it perfectly, Misha. You completely described how I have been feeling lately too. Thank you for expressing these emotions so beautifully.
Misha, you are so amazing. what a difficult post that must have been for you. you get going in your life and sometimes forget that others around you are dying, crying, or in pain. Mothers have the best calling on earth, but the most challenging as well. I am sure those mothers have heard and felt your prayers and tears and are grateful. you children are so happy and beautiful, but you already know that! ;0)
thanks for the words, others do not know exactly how a mother feels for her children, unless you are a mother who has been devoted to their children, and their happiness, hence, the fear and anxiety I felt during Katie choice of spouse. It sometimes challenges our very core and testimony. I can see how mothers fall from their testimony. Oh the challenges that we face and will face. Hang on tight to those little ones, they will gone from your arms soon.
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