(If you haven’t had a chance to check out this week’s video, head back over to the Facebook page and watch it. This will make a lot more sense.)
So as we discussed in the video, which of these categories do you fit in?
New mom
Mom of one
Mom of several
Never-been-married mom
Married mom
Divorced mom
Single mom
Remarried mom
Working mom
Stepmom
Stay-at-home mom
Adoptive mom
Foster mom
Mom who has lost a child
Mom who has had a miscarriage
Wanna-be mom
Stand-in mom
Older mom
Mom of a newborn
Mom of a toddler
Mom of a tween
Mom of a teen
Empty-nest mom
Mom who has lost her own mom
Mom who placed her child for adoption
Mom of an aborted child
Mom with an estranged child
Mom of a child with special needs
Widowed mom
Mom of a pet
Whichever of these categories you fall into, that is your target for Mother’s Day. THIS is who you can minister to on this bittersweet day.
Also, you can still love on a mom who is in a different category than you. Please do! It’s just that your reaching out will mean the most if you ‘get it’ from personal experience.
AND as someone in the same category, you know EXACTLY what they need, what would mean the most to them, because it’s the same thing YOU need.
I’ve said many times in talks I’ve given at different events, coaching calls and blogs that the area of your hardest pain is your assigned ministry. Because EMPATHY.
Just before posting this, I saw this video on Facebook by the Today Show, which absolutely nails the idea I’m talking about.
Mother’s Day is for mothers. And since our husbands and children don’t ‘get it,’ they can only do so much. Their efforts should definitely be appreciated and rewarded, but to fill in the gaps, we need to celebrate each other.
The day is not over. Send the text or the email. Drop by with flowers or food. Plan a date or a get-together soon (coffee, drinks, a meal). Visit the cemetery. Release the balloon. Call on important anniversaries. Commiserate. Support, support, support.
Let’s take Mother’s Day into our own hands. Whatever kind of mother you are, we need each other. Let’s not isolate anymore. Let’s own who we are, what we’ve been through and hold out a hand of camaraderie to whoever it is that needs to hear two of the most precious words in the English language: Me too.
