This Sunday I woke up at 7:10 am and draped down the hall way to my parents room. It wasn't much later than my usual wake up time on a school day but Mothers Day is a special occasion. I took the occassion as a chance to snuggle into the double bed with my brother, mother and father. My original plan was a surprise breakfast in bed, flowers and something special but at such an early time snuggling into bed alongside the family seemed ideal. Bed in breakfast kind of went ahead. At about 7:30 me, dad and Alex (my little brother) departed from the comfy quilt and left mum in peace whilst we went downstairs to cook breakfast - the full monty (bacon, eggs, sausage, beans and fried bread) however the bed part dissapeared as we - out of habit - yelled up the staiirs, 'MUM! BREAKFASTS READY!'. So breakfast was eaten at the breakfast bar like usual. Presents were given and smiles and hugs were exchanged along with two very humble thankyous from me and Alex. After the celebration (if you could call it that) me and mum made our way down to church...



A FACT - i totally didn't know this but mothering Sunday is a christian day named as it was a day when everyone would revisit their big 'mother church'. It was often a day when servants were allowed to go back to their home town to see their family and mothers. It is slap bang in the middle of lent and traditionally a day to relax the lent rules - i so didn't know that.



But now mothers day is a day to celebrate and appreciate the women who share its name. To thank them for all they do for us - and they do do alot. Mothers truly are wonderful aren't they! I mean the amount of things they do for us :

• Cook our meals



• Clean our clothes (and bedrooms)



• Buy us things



• Taxi us around to different parties, houses and clubs



• send us to school



• Help us learn, help us grow



• Play with us, entertain us



• Take us on holiday



• Love us

Thats quite a big list and it could go on. Mothers are an amazing micracle but if we think about it we are all mothers. From when a baby is born we all participate in its ubringing. Primarily the responsibility is with family - grannies, grandads, aunties and uncles - visitng and nurturing the baby helping it learn new words and develop a personality. Then, as the baby grows, school teachers become a part of its life taking part for a good few 11 years there job to teach and help the child grow and mature. And now arrives everyone else: friends, churches anyone who knows or has contact with the child. It is our job to look after the child and make sure they grow into a happy and healthy young adult. We must first and formost be a good role model for every one around us. Carry Christs word on our shoulders for every one to see and help these children to overcome the challenges the face. Make time to listen, play and teach them. Greet them with with a smile everyday and be the light in their life. It is a simple and rewarding thing to do, to show a child the way and just be there