Here's to the Moms!
Mothers’ Day -- and typically we wonder what we would do without mothers and why we have only one special day a year to recognize them and make them feel special. Where would be be without mothers? Obviously -- nowhere! What makes a mother so special? She is the person who loves you unconditionally all your life, rejoicing in your successes and feeling your pain. She has no agenda other than wanting to see her child be the best he can be, and be happy doing it. She has an undying belief in her child and his potential, and is happy with being loved in return.
Now with the basketball playoffs, one of the professional players named Kevin Durant just won the MVP (most valuable player) award. When he accepted, he said how his mom sacrificed everything for her children. When they didn’t have food she managed to find it even if it meant she did without. When they needed a roof over their heads, she was able to find it. She made her children believe. He said she was the real MVP.
When I was very young, I returned from a party with a strong desire to master juggling. Feeling my excitement and noticing the sparkle in my eyes, my mom made a purchase: the next day, waiting for me when I got home, were three perfect bean bag juggling balls and a unicycle. I went to a parking lot accompanied by my mom where, without a clue about what I was doing, I repeatedly fell and got up and tried again while she cried out, “That was amazing!”
That’s where I honed my juggling skills -- (not my number one talent, mind you, but juggling Rabbis are pretty rare!).
My mom made me feel that there was nothing I couldn't do, if I put my mind to it.
My mother believed in me, wanted the best and I felt it. I am just so at peace knowing that my children have that same love and selflessness from my dear wife Ettie.
Moms are there for us through the good times and during those that can be more trying -- let’s try to set aside more than just one isolated day a year to think about those powerful women who sacrificed so much in so many ways, to make us the people we are today.