5 West Nursing

I took my wife to a 5-star restaurant, ordered the best Fillet Mignon, a tall glass of vintage red wine, dined with candle light overlooking the ocean, with a four string quartet playing in the background… then I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock. It’s 5 p.m. gotta get ready for work!

As much as I’d love to do this (my wife smirks at me with that “yeah right” look ), things aren’t as ideal as I’d want it to be… at least for now. Just a few flowers to say “Happy Mother’s Day”. I’m sure we all did this for the special women in our lives… our mothers, and our wives.

My son brought home an apron which he painted the designs himself that had “#1 Mom” on it. My two daughters took out the water colors and created Happy Mother’s Day posters. I, on the other hand, was asleep when the flowers came. We had a simple dinner and off to work I went (despite objections from my wife… “do you still have PTO?”)

Whatever you did for mother’s day was just a simple gesture to show how we appreciate the mothers. God sure knew what he was doing when he created Eve. For one, the patience of a mother is something that only mothers know. Have you noticed that whenever kids hurt (or anybody at any age for that matter), they call their mother? Even when the kids come home from school and I greet them at the door, the first thing they say is, “where’s mommy?”. And for those mothers who actually stay home… I salute you! It’s more work staying home than going to work, and I’m sure you will agree… I should know… I spend my off days fixing and cleaning the house (4 kids, what do you expect ).

On this special day, let’s thank the mothers in who make a difference in our lives, and most of all, thank the Lord for giving us kind, loving mothers…. After all, it is mothers who make the house a home!