(C) 2025, Isaiah Jacobs
It seems the holiday snuck up on me this year. Easter was later than usual, and I’ve been busy doing other things that have kept me busier than normal. It seems like the days and weeks are going faster than ever.
Either way, I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to wish all the mothers on my email list a happy Mother’s Day! May your day be filled with many blessings.
My mother went on to heaven in early 2011. Though it’s been fourteen years since she passed, I still miss her especially around Mother’s Day and her birthday. Of course, there are other occasions, but those are the biggest reminders.
My mother had Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT). She was a huge encourager for me to keep going and never give up. I don’t remember her ever being negative about it, so maybe that’s part of where I get my attitude.
My mom was a stay-at-home mom. At the time, I didn’t think much about it, as almost every mom seemed at home. She enjoyed raising her boys and was there when I needed her. I remember her doing that during my college and career years. She had a knack for letting go of some of the “mom” things that I wouldn’t appreciate after I became an adult, and she became a friend. She never let go of sharing what she thought was “best” or “good” for me.
My mom instilled in me a creative side and a love for gardening and being outdoors. She loved photographing, painting, planting flowers, and caring for them.
Mom was a devout Christian, too. She never wavered in her beliefs about God, Jesus, and the Bible. She volunteered in many areas of the church, including leading the youth, which I did not like at the time. Her Christian faith was a strong part of her and how she was. She wasn’t one to go to church on Sunday morning, then be something else the rest of the week.
I could write pages about my mom, I’m sure you could too. I hope you have a blessed day with your mom. If not by being with her, by a phone call.
