She might not look like a mother.
She might not have her children by her side. They might not wake her up tomorrow with breakfast in bed.
She might be missing some of the ones she had hoped to bring in this world.
She might be missing the babies who never even were, the ones she'd dreamt about in her younger years.
She might be the one with tears in her eyes tomorrow. She might not even show up for church.
She might be the one visiting the graveside, the only way to spend Mother's Day with the one(s) who made her a mother.
You might wish a mother Happy First Mother's Day tomorrow, unaware that it isn't truly her first. You might see the baby in her arms, but find yourself completely unaware that this one you see is only the first one she got to hold.
You might not look like a mother, but this post is for you.
If you've never held your babies, or if some of the ones you call your children didn't make it, Happy Mother's Day. You're some of the bravest of us all.
If you visit your child's resting place on this Mother's Day, Happy Mother's Day. You're some of the strongest of us all.
If you're the one reading this who knows a Mother who doesn't get to spend today with one or more child that resided within her body once, please don't forget these sweet Mothers. They need you more than ever to acknowledge this title that they have, one of the most important you can have.
If you're the Mother who will walk into church tomorrow, or maybe a restaurant, and see the smiling families celebrating their Mothers, Happy Mother's Day. Even if no one knows you hold this title, even if it's something you still cannot think to share with other people, even if your heart hurts so much tomorrow, please know that you are some of the bravest, strongest, and most precious of us all.
To all of the women, who come in all different forms and fashions, the ones who have all of their children on earth, the ones who have children resting with Jesus, the ones who became mothers by adoption and the gift that another mother gave, the ones who foster and watch kids come in and out of their lives, the ones who are hurting because their children are distant, and the women who are desperate to become a mother, you are all so cherished.
Happy Mother's Day.
