It's MOTHER'S DAY but Duty Calls

Happy's Mother's Day!! Okay now that that's out the way what are you REALLY feeling today? If you're like me you woke up to the sound of a 5 year old demanding a piece of candy while chomping on dry cereal straight from the box which I just know is all over the floor downstairs. I've got to go pick up my oldest from a classmate's sleepover and there are two loads of clothes that MUST be washed in order for the upcoming week to run smoothly. Yeah I'll say it again HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! For the single mother no matter what day it is, duty calls. Unless you're wealthy and your personal assistant has arranged for the children to prepare you a special breakfast before whisking them away so you can make your spa appointment, you're going to be doing pretty much what you normally do. If your children are old enough to understand the special nature of today you have handmade cards,gifts and inedible breakfast presented with the enthusiasm of a diamond necklace,otherwise here you are alone and busy...save a few phone calls and forwarded text messages there is nothing that sets Mother's Day apart from any other day. I'm tempted to feel sorry for myself and the countless other women in my shoes but I can't! Regardless of the present these kids are my future! The boys are so beautiful, healthy, and gifted. Although the burden of raising them alone is all mine, I take comfort in a fact recently shared with me by actress and fellow single mother Nia Long, the "rewards are all mine too". I know that God is blessing my boys to be a blessing on this earth. Their talents and gifts will be used mightily and produce a great outcome! When that time arrives I will have the joy of experiencing the rewards alone and I don't have to share the credit with anyone but the Almighty! Single mothers nurture your seed! THEY are your reward! If you sow in to their lives God will make sure you reap the harvest. Until then I will spend Mother's Day being "happy" that I'm alive to see it and when duty calls, that I have the ability to answer. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!