It is not only surprising, but quite sad, perhaps a stronger word is needed, that when I asked eight people to tell me a quote from their mother, all but one could not think of any words of wisdom from their mothers.
An older man said that the only words he could remember about his mother was that she was always angrily yelling at him, "Oh, shut up!" He could not recall any thoughtful actions that she had ever done for him and he had left home at fourteen.
My long-time friend, Marge Ensinger from Richboro, Pennsylvania responded to tell about her very nice mother, who I was glad to know.
"Mrs. Doris (McChesney) Pott, my mother, NEVER wanted to see anything on top of her Bible. If anything was there, she moved it off. Her Bible was God's Word and Sacred. She said to me, her daughter, 'Marge, read something from the Bible EVERY day, even if it is only one verse.' I think of her words very often."
A favorite quote from my own mother,
"We each have our Book of Life with its many chapters. Some people do not know when to stop a chapter, not realizing that a new chapter can not begin until a chapter ends."
In a time of quietness,
think of your own mother,
even if you see her every day.
Ask your memory to bring forth
some of your mothers' words.
think of your own mother,
even if you see her every day.
Ask your memory to bring forth
some of your mothers' words.
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