The world can be a scary place for a very young child

Learning by exploration requires a degree of confidence

Knowing that there is always somebody watching your back

Someone who will be there for you if you get into danger

She is your guardian angel 

Offering you unconditional love

Nurturing you with food and a safe space to play and rest

Teaching you the essential skills of living and loving

Comforting you in times of distress

Counseling you as you wrestle with emotional problems

Nursing you to good health in times of sickness

Being there for you always as you grow and develop

Guiding you through those difficult adolescent years

Helping change the world for the next generation

As you become an adult and leave the nest

Despite your growing independence and physical separation

You know she will always be available if you need her

She will help you raise your children

Stepping in when their own mother is overloaded or sick

Teaching you the skills of parenting that no book can provide

Setting a role model for family love

Sadly there will come a day when she will pass away

Leaving you with fond memories and infinite gratitude

You will grieve her loss but she will will continue to comfort you

For she lives on eternally in your heart 

Thank you Mother