Fw: [BrandonBraceyMinistries] Although a bit late...Cherish Your Mum!

May 14, 2009

http://www.myspace.com/heartmindbodysoulnspiritHeartBodyMindSoulNSpirit/--- On Thu, 5/14/09, AsianWoman <i_asianwoman wrote:

AsianWoman <i_asianwomanRe: [brandonBraceyMinistries] Although a bit late...Cherish Your Mum!BrandonBraceyMinistries Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 2:49 PM

Dearest Sandy,

To me, every year, Mother's Day is just another ordinary day, and although when she was alive, i took my mum for granted, although it's been now 30 years since she passed away...she was a Mum, who has a Heart of Gold...although i realized it, i never appreciated it or her, until now after reading this, BEFORE I WAS A MOM.

Now, i have a different perspective about her and other Mothers, after reading this...they are the Hands That Rock The Cradle...and i think to myself, who are the ones suffering during the 280 days of pregnancy and who are the ones suffering from the world's number one pain, ie, the pain of giving birth.

Apart, from that, who are the ones who nursed us, fed us, cared for us, taught us our native tongue, woke up in the early hours of the morning when it is dark and made us breakfast, before the school bus came and made sure everything is Dandy for us...plus a lot more.

My Mum was extra special, whenever i was sick, when i was a toddler, i had a very low immune system and had to visit the doctor almost every fortnight and each time i was sick, she almost never had a good sleep, waking up in the middle of the nite, to check on the feverish me, change my clothes, etc.

The worst of it was that she passed on, when i first started working, not even finishing the first month, when she fell sick and fell down in the middle of the nite, while going to the toilet and from then on lasped into a coma and never came out of it...and she never got my first paycheck/salary.

Please appreciate your Mum and all the things she had done for you, through the years of childhood and schooling and much more, including cooking of all your favourite food, the laundry she had done for you, the cleaning, the ironing, etc, when u were helpless.

So, although it's a bit too late for me...i Salute u, my Special Dearest and Loving Mummy, and to other Mothers of the Whole World!

With The Deepest Appreciation To All Mothers,

AsianWomanhttp://www.myspace. com/heartmindbod ysoulnspirithttp://groups. / group/HeartBodyM indSoulNSpirit/--- On Tue, 5/12/09, Sandy Sexton <jesus4me4evr@ ctc.net> wrote:

Sandy Sexton <jesus4me4evr@ ctc.net>Re: [brandonBraceyMinis tries] Although a bit late...Cherish Your Mum!BrandonBraceyMinist ries@ .comTuesday, May 12, 2009, 3:27 PM

Beautiful ~ and not just for Mother's Day. Thank you for sharing.

Love in Christ Jesus,

Sandy

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AsianWoman

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Monday, May 11, 2009 10:40 PM

[brandonBraceyMinis tries] Although a bit late...Cherish Your Mum!

BEFORE I WAS A MOMBefore I was a Mom - I made and ate hot meals. I had unstained clothing. I had quiet conversations on the phone.Before I was a Mom - I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got into bed. I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.Before I was a Mom - I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on, wet on, spit on, chewed on, or pinched by tiny fingers.Before I was a Mom - I had complete control over my thoughts, my body, my mind. I slept all night.Before I was a Mom - I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests, or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.Before I was a Mom - I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't

want to put it down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I could not stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a Mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important.Before I was a Mom - I had never gotten up every ten minutes, in the middle of the night, to make sure that all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderfulness, or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.-- Author Unknown