Wonderful Word for Wednesday
The obvious choice for the Wonderful Word this Wednesday is ‘Mom‘ as it’s Mother’s Day this coming Sunday.
“Mom“. It’s a name many of us women long to be called, some of us for years while we struggle with fertility, and then when it finally happens, those sweet little babies grow and learn to talk and you hear the word “Mom” so many times an hour you start to twitch upon hearing it!
Moms are a Blessing
Our Moms are the very first people we bond with. So, if you were fortunate enough to have a mom who loved you and held you and took care of your needs, you started life with a solid foundation of learning to trust your Mom and knowing what it feels like to be loved beyond measure. We should not underestimate this blessing.
I learned to be a mom from my Mom. She was, and is, an EXCELLENT Momma. I learned how to give and receive unconditional love; I learned how to ‘do up’ the holidays; I learned to listen to my kids and care about what my kids care about, and SOOO MUCH MORE. THANK YOU MOMMA!
BUT, the Word ‘Mom’ can Hurt too
“Mom“. It’s also a word that can cause a tremendous amount of pain in our hearts. Mother’s Day used to be very tricky for me. My husband and I struggled with infertility for many years as I longed with my whole heart to become a mom. I chose not to go to church on Mother’s Day for much of that time as it hurt my heart to not be given the little gift that was being handed out to all the ‘Moms‘. It was like salt in an already festering wound.
Also, I have many dear friends whose Mom’s have passed away, so Mother’s Day HURTS for them. We want our mommies. We just do.
Furthermore, if you were born to Mom who was struggling with any myriad of significant issues, you may not have been held when you needed to be held, and you may have cried and no one came.
For you, the first human you encountered was not to be trusted and that set a deep wound in your heart that may still be there to this day. We know this first wound is one of the most difficult wounds to heal. Not impossible, just difficult.
So…..
This is heavy stuff, but I’m sharing it this week in order to help us remember that Mother’s Day can be a very hard day for many. Just a nudge (if you needed one) to reach out to those who might be hurting on that day.
But alas, if you’re a Momma, enjoy being celebrated as the amazing Mom YOU are!
I’m going to go spend a whole 24 hours with my amazing Momma this coming weekend, and then my fam has special plans for me as well. I am looking so forward to this weekend!
BUT, I will navigate the weekend with a heart that is tender towards those who are hurting and who remembers my friends who have lost their beloved Mommas.
Now, if you have a Momma by birth or otherwise, make her a beautiful handmade card. No matter how old you are, your Mom loves art work made by her kids!
Kimberly Snider, Virtuoso, signing off
The art work: As always, I had a blast creating the art piece for this BLOG post. I sketched block letters for ‘MOM’ and then painted them in with watercolors (wet on wet technique), let it dry completely, and wrote words for ‘MOM’ in many languages inside with a gold paint pen.
Here’s the article I used to find the words:
How to Say Mom in 50 Different Languages