Happy Moms Day

[Spence]

>>>Sung to the tune of the hymn, "Jesus is calling".<<<

Children are calling their mothers today,
Calling today, calling today.
They drove us crazy, so we moved away,
Farther and farther away.

CALLING TODAY, LOVE TO CONVEY,
FLOWERS AND CARDS HELP US FIND ALL THE RIGHT WORDS TO SAY.

Once ev'ry year we will thank God for her,
Calling today, guilt we will pay.
Even though she always gets on our nerves,
All of the rest of our days.

CALL HER TODAY, SHE'LL HAVE HER SAY,
WHEN YOU HANG UP, YOU CAN EACH GO YOUR SEPARATE WAYS.

Once again I am a child of nine,
Calling today, have to obey.
I-- have ruined both her life and mine,
So she will constantly say.

ONE OF THESE DAYS, I'LL BE AMAZED,
I WILL RESPECT HER AND ACT LIKE THE WAY I WAS RAISED!

(TEXT BY: Thomas P. Spence, with apologies to Fanny J. Crosby and George C. Stebbins)

[DaveM]

My mother just returned from two weeks in Mexico, a trip paid for by my father's money, which he did not live to spend. He amassed it by abandoning his family in favor of bank balances, denying some of his children in particular. He forced me to work at various tasks until my health collapsed, then pushed me harder--my efforts increased the value of his property by at least $500,000, not to mention the wages he didn't have to pay for years of work. I never saw a cent of it--of three children, I alone received no money to go to college. Sick and at times resorting to collecting aluminum cans to put gasoline in my car, I was and am regarded as a failure because I was unable to acquire a degree.

Now that money flows through my mother's fingers like water, none of it flowing in my direction. She can buy her own flowers today, and if she wants a phone call, it can be on her nickel.

[Amy in Vermont]

I am sorry for those who do not have a good relationship with their moms.

For sure, mom and I had our ups and downs over the years. Now she doesn't know who I am, and I would give my eye teeth to be able to call her up and say Happy Mother's Day and have her know it was me.

So all of you, with mothers that are alive and well, give them a call for me!

[Darlene]

Amy, are we all lost children? Children whose mothers just can't understand them. I could not call my mother today either. I wish I could but I can't, she would be furious with me. So all of you who have good relations with your mother call them if not tonight do it tomorrow.
I must have done a better job of loving my children My son who lives in town brought me a Single Red Rose. My daughter who lives about six hours away has been sending me e-mother's day cards last night and all day today. They know they can reach out. Makes my heart warm.
Happy Mother's Day to all you Mothers out there!
Darlene

[GodSistah]

That's just so sweet!

:)

~Andrea~

[Dee]

I sent my mom a card and called her on Saturday. She is the only one of my primary family that I am connected with now. There were some years where we had no contact at all (my choice) but this long distance way seems to work so I call her once a week.