Better Than Hallmark

Yesterday was Mother's Day and I was so happy. God has blessed me with two wonderful kids who made my day really special. I couldn't count how many times they said "Happy Mother's Day, Mom" to me. They said their last greeting just before they went to bed last night. And they even told me "Happy almost Mother's Day" last week.

They were very excited to give me their presents and greeting cards. They didn't buy the presents from any store. They got them from their hearts! Nothing beats greeting cards that they themselves crafted. Hallmark cards and the like dont even come close to what Marielle and Marc have given me. In Marielle's card she says, "Mom, you're the best. Oh, I'm so glad you're my mom. The smiles that you give oh, how beautiful they are. Enjoy and relax today because today is Mother's Day. I love you." And in Marc's card he goes, "Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I love you. I am your best friend forever."

All I could utter was "can I have some Kleenex please?"

To top it all ... I got a bunch of red roses from my sweet hubby.

Thank you, guys. I love you so much. You made me feel so, so, so blessed.

(My heartfelt thanks also goes to Tess, Laura and Deo for the cards, to Abby for the flowers and to Tikya, Kuya Johnny, Lanie, Rachael, Gloria, Michelle, and my Tiyo Boy and wife Auntie Baby from California for your greetings. Thanks to everyone who remembered me yesterday. GOD bless you all!)

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Happy Mother's Day

There is none like a Mother. She tends to her children. She sits and worries. She prays. She laughs and weeps. She trains and teaches. She provides comfort. She loves. She nurtures. She corrects. She is strong. She is an example. But she is still a human being, capable of making mistakes. We cannot fully appreciate her unless we are also a mother, for her heart is full of only that which a mother can understand.

"Of all the rights and privileges of womanhood, the greatest is to be a mother." - Lin Yutang

"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness." - Honore' de Balzac

"By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh

The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom." - Henry Ward Beecher

"Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall but a mother's secret hope outlives them all." - Oliver Wendell Holmes

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her." - George Washington

"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother." - Abraham Lincoln