Life’s Most Important Mission: Motherhood

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Life’s Most Important Mission: Motherhood

By Michele Reeves

Mothers are amazing creatures. They figure out how to nurture and raise a child without any training or education. A first-time mother brings home her infant child, and with a secret ingredient of intuition, grit, and strength, she raises a child to adulthood. Then, she continues caring for and loving her children, even after she has become a grandmother. It doesn’t matter how old her child is or how far away he is, every child will always be mother’s little baby. She spends more time thinking about you than about herself.

Just like us, mothers come in all shapes and sizes—and personalities. We also say that we have the best mother ever, and that’s true because our mothers are just as unique to us as we are to them. So, my mother is the best mother ever, for me, and your mother is the best mother ever, for you. Mothers are the most loving, strong, beautiful, talented, protective, intelligent, resourceful, and omniscient humans. Her driving force is love. Everything she does for you, whether you agree or not, is done out of her love for you. Remember that time when you broke the window because you were playing baseball instead of doing your chores, she disciplined you. Only a loving person would use that as a teachable moment, making sure that you learn the value of responsibility, obedience, and having a heavy piggy bank. And the next time you tell your mother to “not worry, I’ll be okay,” it’s the love for you that causes her to worry, even though she trusts you completely. It’s love that causes her to drop everything when you call for help. It’s love that causes her to fight off cancer the first time and perhaps a couple of more times; she stares Death in the eyes and proclaims she will not leave her children. A mother’s love is one powerful force.

Mothers are strong, inside and out. Their strength is immeasurable. There are mothers who have endured the unthinkable. They were there when the doctors diagnosed their child, did the research while their child received treatment, and helplessly, but courageously, watched as their child lost the battle, and held their baby in their arms as they took their last breaths. No mother should endure such heartache, yet she is resilient. Then, there are those mothers who stand behind their child when he or she joins the military, knowing that deployment is a real possibility. Would she ever see her son or daughter again? Yes, because she has hope beyond measure. However, hope doesn’t alleviate her worry. There are those mothers who sacrifice everything, I mean everything, to help their child succeed. It takes a lot of inner strength to make difficult, lifealtering decisions, like the mother who worked two jobs to put her child through college, or the mother who sold all her furniture and moved into a tiny apartment so her child could pursue a singing career. In the end, she believes with all her heart that her child will be a star. Mothers are also omniscient. This is the one thing that we never learn about mothers, no matter how many times they catch us when we think no one is watching. Mothers have eyes everywhere, a whole network of watchful eyes. If you mess up, chances are that your best friend’s teammate’s mother saw you, and your mother will have already heard about it before you arrived home. They have a sixth sense; she knows when something’s up or when you need her. If you’re ill, she will know if you need a doctor or not. If you know this about your mother, you’ll mind your manners and make her proud.

Most importantly, mothers are inspirational— despite their humility. Everyday, mothers are doing amazing, superhero stuff. A mother of four is earning her doctoral degree. A mother is training for her next marathon. A mother has just fostered another child. A mother has opened a homeless shelter with money she raised. A mother is deployed to the other side of the world. A mother selflessly wakes throughout the night to feed her infant. A mother chooses her child over her career. A mother fights off the bad guys. A mother moves across the country to give her child a new start. A mother faces her fear of flying and takes a 7-hour flight to visit her son. A mother is silently grieving a loss as she holds the family together. A mother

wakes up everyday and her first thought is her children.

When we become adults, we tend to think that our mother’s job is done. We know from experience that isn’t true. We may grow older, but that doesn’t make us less of a son or a daughter. We still need to hear her on that weekly phone call on Sunday evening. We seek her advice, and we reassure her that we are doing well. She is the first person we call with good news—and with bad news. Sadly, there are many who have lost their mothers and this may be their first Mother’s Day without her. For them, this is a good time to remember her legacy—you. This month, and perhaps every day, we celebrate and honor all mothers, those who went beyond being just a “mom” and have become the superhero mother that she is.

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