Happy Mother's Day!

It’s astonishing, the fact that God gave us Mother Nature (our Earth) for us to make mistakes and learn from. What’s equally astonishing is the fact that he also gave us Mother Nature in human form – all the Mom’s in the world, which comprise natural birth mothers, mothers of adopted kids, female guardians (yes, sometimes sisters may play the role of a mother).

God must have put a lot of thought into how he was going to get us humans to reproduce. First comes friendship, then love and sexual arousal, then babies, with marriage thrown in there to make it formal. God truly is our creator. He planned our human race so well, almost like a best-selling novel – the best; in fact, it is a legacy of his. He made it so that we would have a tendency to need others for help and to fulfill, gratify, satisfy our needs. And he knew, too, that some time or another, some of us would fall for another of us, and that love would spark a place on our bodies specifically designed to gear us toward family-making. And all this, he created. He is so artful with his clay models.

My mother is a mom of four kids – three girls and one boy. She works hard everyday, literally – seven days a week. During her times at home she is a cleaning maniac, although I think most mothers are, at least at one point in their motherhood. My mom is selfless for, in fact, I have to tell her to take a rest for herself because if she doesn’t, she’ll clean and clean and clean. My dad takes her out on joyrides to Port Jefferson because he knows that if she’s sitting in the passenger seat, she’s not cleaning and she could actually sit and enjoy the youthful sites of night life there.

I have the best mom, but that’s just my opinion. And my opinion is as connected to me as I am to my mom – be it through the umbilical cord (when I was just born), breast feeding (when I was little), or through the meals she makes, both Filipino and American ones. I am not only thankful for the food and nourishment she provides me – whether I take that literally or figuratively (with emotional, social lenses). I am thankful for my mom because she loves me and I willingly, blindly and sincerely love her (not to mention unconditionally).

I'm sure every mom is an awesome mom who loves her family and who works hard to keep smiles on their children's/child's face. Kudos to all your hard work. For those moms who are veterans, good job for raising awesome kids, cousins of mine and nephews/nieces of mine. For all those newbies, (several people I know have become mothers or are mother's to be soon - so excited for them!) I hope you enjoy your new lifestyle/journey and I'm sure your new bundle of joy will be one of the best things you've ever had, or perhaps even the best thing!

Happy Mother’s day to all the mothers of the world!