HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
by, Julie Dyal
by, Julie Dyal
I've been thinking today about how much I admire my mom and all the important lessons she's taught me. It's hard to capture how I feel about her in words but I'll try and express my feelings for her right now.
My family is truly blessed. Who and what we have become is due in no small part to our mother. My mom is an extremely selfless, caring, intelligent, loving, generous and beautiful woman. To her children, she is the glue that holds us all together. And to her grandchildren, she is the perfect "Grandma" with an immeasurable abundance of patience and love that is constantly available. They will always be aware of how much their Grandma loves them! She has always been and continues to be a good example to me and I hope to be able to emulate her in any way.
Whenever I need her she is always there for me. Even though we live 1300 miles from each other, she's but a phone call away and always makes herself available for me. I have never had to wonder if my mother loves me. She has shown me with every sacrifice she's made as my mother. It's funny how some things take years to finally realize and appreciate. I had no idea how many sacrifices a mother gives to her children until becoming one myself. Even now, now matter how old we are, it's second nature to my mom to take care of us, her husband and grandchildren. I'm grateful to her for always being there to support me and help me figure things out when I need her help. In my patriarchal blessing it reads, "Turn to your earthly parents in every occasion of need and you will find inspiration, direction and sustaining love." I thank them for their wisdom and guidance, and even as an adult, I will always need their counsel.
I will always be grateful for my mother's valuable teachings. They have made me who I am today and will continue to make me a better person in the future. Many people have touched my life profoundly, but no one has made a bigger impression on me as she has. I love you Mom!
A TRIBUTE TO MOM
By, Joshua Dyal
By, Joshua Dyal
Hardly a day goes by in my life that I don't have the occasion to think of something that I learned from my parents, but today being Mother's Day, it gives a wonderful opportunity to put into words some of those thoughts.
I learned a great deal from my mother. She has always been an incredible example of patience, of faith, of hard work and sacrifice---and keeping a cheerful demeanor throughout it all. It wasn't until I was quite a bit older that I recognized many of the sacrifices; all the time, all the energy and effort and worry---that was put into the work of raising me, my sister and my brothers. A big part of the reason that it never occured to me until much later in life that it was a sacrifice of any kind was because of the happy way in which my mother made those sacrifices; never complaining, always glad to be able to spend the time with us.
One extremely formative memory that has stuck with me vividly for years is when I was in my room in our little house on Bryan, Texas and hearing my mother speaking to someone on the phone in the ward---the phone was in the kitchen, right outside my room. I very clearly remember my mother telling the sister from the ward that it seems that so many mothers in the ward loved it when school started again and their children went back to school, but that she felt the opposite. She loved having her children around and would much rather have spent the time with us in the summer than send us to school without her.
Never in my life have I doubted the depth of the love my mother has for us her children. And her example is something that I've always kept with me as something to aspire to as a parent myself. I love you, Mom!
I learned a great deal from my mother. She has always been an incredible example of patience, of faith, of hard work and sacrifice---and keeping a cheerful demeanor throughout it all. It wasn't until I was quite a bit older that I recognized many of the sacrifices; all the time, all the energy and effort and worry---that was put into the work of raising me, my sister and my brothers. A big part of the reason that it never occured to me until much later in life that it was a sacrifice of any kind was because of the happy way in which my mother made those sacrifices; never complaining, always glad to be able to spend the time with us.
One extremely formative memory that has stuck with me vividly for years is when I was in my room in our little house on Bryan, Texas and hearing my mother speaking to someone on the phone in the ward---the phone was in the kitchen, right outside my room. I very clearly remember my mother telling the sister from the ward that it seems that so many mothers in the ward loved it when school started again and their children went back to school, but that she felt the opposite. She loved having her children around and would much rather have spent the time with us in the summer than send us to school without her.
Never in my life have I doubted the depth of the love my mother has for us her children. And her example is something that I've always kept with me as something to aspire to as a parent myself. I love you, Mom!
I Love My Mom!
A mother’s love is something
That no one can explain,
It is made of deep devotion
And of sacrifice and pain,
It is endless and unselfish
And enduring come what may
For nothing can destroy it
Or take that love away…
It is patient and forgiving
When all others are forsaking.
And it never fails or falters
Even though the heart is breaking…
It believes beyond believing
When the world around condemns,
And it glows with all the beauty
Of the rarest, brightest gems…
It is far beyond defining.
It defies all explanation,
And it still remains a secret
Like the mysteries of Creation…
A many splendored miracle
Man cannot understand
And another wondrous evidence
of God’s tender guiding hand.
Anonymous
May 13, 2007Julie and the kids on Mother's Day
1 comment:
You guys are so cute! I love to hear how much you respect and admire your mom's! Aren't they the best! It's fun to think that one day your kiddos are going to be writing these same words about you! You're an awesome mom! Have a great vacation (again!)!!
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