God was very generous to me when he handed out mothers. He gave me four plus a number of “moms” of my friends through the years. My original mom gave me life and endured my childhood and adolescence, but her influence continues, though her physical presence in my life ended 20 years ago, almost to the day. With all the tangible or intangible reminders I keep readily accessible, I don’t run any risk of forgetting the love she showed me those 43 earthly years we spent together. Here’s an example, something that hangs on my office wall.

Happy Mothers Day…not only to my two living moms, but to all females who have a loving influence in someone’s life.