St Aiden's - Mothers & their Children

The Day You Were Born,
    The Whole World Was Blessed
       These Thoughts In My Mind,
         To You I Must Confess
           The Time Has Come For Me,
             To Express My True Feelings
                You Are The Center Of My Thoughts,
                  And The Essence Of My Being
                    What You Have Brought Me ,
I Never Thought ,
  I Could Procure
     The Gift Of Comfort,
       With You I am Secure
          For You Have Lifted Me Up ,
            From A Life Filled With Sorrow
             And Made Me Realize There Is ,
               Always A Better Tomorrow
                  It Amazes Me How Someone ,
                    Can Make Me ,Feel This Way
                      I Love You ,More And More,
                        With Each Passing Day
You Brighten My Days .
And Lift My Spirits
I Have Felt This For So Long ,
And Now Want You To Hear It
  So You May Know The Place,
   You Hold In My Heart
      You Are Always With Me ,
        Even When We're Apart
          I Truly Believe What We,
            Have Is Meant To Be
              Just Open Your Heart .
                And Soon you Shall See
                  What I am willing To Do.
To Keep A Smile On Your Face
Just know That I'm Here ,
And Will Be Always !!!

Mother's Day - St Aiden's
Mother & Child

There are times when only a Mother's love
Can understand our tears,
Can soothe our disappointments
And calm all of our fears.

There are times when only a Mother's love
Can share the joy we feel
When something we have dreamed about
Quite suddenly is real.

There are times when only a Mother's faith
Can help us on life's way
And inspire in us the confidence
We need from day to day.

For a Mother's heart and a Mother's faith
And a Mother's steadfast love
Were fashioned by the Angels
And sent from God above.

WHEN A CHILD IS BORN

"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born.
She never existed before. The woman existed,
but the mother, never. Being a mother is something
absolutely new to her." ~Rajneesh

"To have a child is to decide forever
to have your heart walking around outside your body."
~ Elizabeth Stone

"The most important thing a father can do for his children
is to love their mother." ~ Theodore Hesburgh

~ A MOTHER'S BLESSING~

MOTHER

This is a truly BEAUTIFUL piece. Please
read this at a slow pace, digesting every word and in
leisure...do not hurry....this is a treasure...

For those lucky to still be blessed with your Mom,
this is beautiful. For those of us who aren't, this is
even more beautiful. For those who are moms, you'll love this.

The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is
this the long way?" she asked. And the guide said: "Yes, and the
way is hard.
And you will be old before you reach the end of it.. But
the end will be better than the beginning."

But the young mother was happy, and she would not
believe that anything could be better than these years. So she
played with her children, and gathered flowers for
them along the way, and bathed them in the clear streams; and
the sun shone on them, and the young Mother cried,
"Nothing will ever be lovelier than this."

Then the night came, and the storm, and the path was
dark, and the children shook with fear and cold, and the mother
drew them close and covered them with her mantle, and the
children said,
"Mother, we are not afraid, for you are near, and no harm can
come."

And the morning came, and there was a hill ahead, and
the children climbed and grew weary, and the mother was weary.
But at all times she said to the children," A little patience and we
are there."
So the children climbed, and when they reached the top
they said, "Mother, we would not have done it without you."

And the mother, when she lay down at night looked up
at the stars and said, "This is a better day than the last, for my
children have learned fortitude in the face of hardness. Yesterday
I gave them courage.
Today, I 've given them strength."

And the next day came strange clouds which darkened
the earth, clouds of war and hate and evil, and the children groped
and stumbled, and the mother said: "Look up. Lift your eyes to
the light.
" And the children looked and saw above the clouds
an everlasting glory, and it guided them beyond the
darkness. And that night the Mother said,
"This is the best day of all, for
I have shown my children God."

And the days went on, and the weeks and the months and
the years, and the mother grew old and she was little and bent.
But her children were tall and strong, and walked with
courage. And when the way was rough, they lifted her,
for she was as light as a feather; and at last they came to a hill,
and beyond they could see a shining road and golden gates flung
wide. And mother said, "I have reached the end of my journey.
And now I know the end is better than the beginning, for my
children can walk alone, and their children after them."

And the children said, "You will always walk with us,
Mother, even when you have gone through the gates."
And they stood and watched her as she went on alone, and the
gates closed after her. And they said: "We cannot see her
but she is with us still. A Mother like ours is more than a
memory. She is a living presence......."

Your Mother is always with you.... She's the whisper
of the leaves as you walk down the street; she's the smell of bleach
in your freshly laundered socks; she's the cool hand
on your brow when you're not well. Your Mother lives
inside your laughter. And she's crystallized in every tear drop.
She's the place you came from, your first home; and
she's the map you follow with every step you take.
She's your first love and your first heartbreak,
and nothing on earth can
separate you.
Not time, not space... not even death!

PASS THIS ON TO ALL THE MOTHERS & CHILDREN YOU KNOW.
MAY WE NEVER TAKE OUR MOTHERS FOR GRANTED...

Pass it on to the men too because they have mothers too....

~FOR JUST A LITTLE WHILE~

I always knew I loved you, Mom,
From the day that I was born;
I just never knew how much
Until after you were gone.

My eyes tear up just thinking
That I never could express
The love for you deep in my heart
And I never will, I guess.

For now you’ve gone to heaven,
Oh, I hate we had to part.
And all the things I should have said
Are locked up in my heart.

I look for you every day
I listen for your voice.
If I could see you just once more
Oh, how I would rejoice!

My lonely soul would sing with joy!
My broken heart would smile!
If God would send you back to me
For just a little while
Love You Mom.

My Grateful love and thanks to my dear extremely
talented friends, in particular Aarthi, Hema,
Lucille, Princess and Amber at the Power Up India
Site for the use of their graphics and poetry.