Friday; May 10
OK ... Public Service Alert! Mother’s Day is this Sunday! If you have waited this long you might not be able to get a reservation at her favorite restaurant or have the online retailer deliver gifts or flowers by Sunday, but at least you still have a chance if you don’t wait much longer! As I look back at my life I have been blessed to have been surrounded by so many wonderful women. I can’t do justice to all those who have made an impact in my life, but they include: my Mom, my wife Jeane, my grandmothers, my aunts, my “adoptive moms” (who took me in when I was living far away from home), my mother-in-law, my sister, our daughter Amanda and so many others who will never know the positive impact they have had on me. I am thankful for all the “mothers” in my life. My reflection on all these women prompted me to ponder the traits they possessed that made them special. While they each had their own unique qualities, there was something they had in comm