Thirteen years ago my mother, Mrs. Thelma C. Bradley, and I had a conversation that was her way of saying goodbye. I didn’t realize that at the time. Shortly thereafter on a beautiful Autumn Sunday, she began her journey home to her eternal resting place.
She was the biological mother to 14, Mo-mo to 33 grandchildren, and one of the surrogate mothers of our community. She was a model wife and mother, the first queen of my heart, and a woman that lived by the 31st Chapter of Proverbs verses 10-31. She tried to instill wholesome values in me and my siblings to help us grow into responsible good people. Those values continue to contribute to the God-fearing man writing this article. She also taught us to give thanks and to remember, Philippians 4:13. For 34 years of my life I took her for granted, thinking she would always be there, which is the moral of this message.
If you are blessed that you can still spend time with your mother, make every day Mothers’ Day and do not boast about tomorrow. Cherish every moment that you have with your mother. Look into her eyes, hold her; do whatever it takes to ensure she understands how much she means to you. Give her flowers while she can still smell them.
Do not fool yourself by thinking that you can prepare yourself for losing your mother. Also do not think that as long as you provide her with material things, that all will be well. If for some unfortunate reasons your relationship with your mother is stranded, why not take the opportunity this Mother’s Day to start rebuilding one of the strongest bonds known to the human race, the relationship between a mother and her child?
Happy Mother’s Day mommy. I love you and miss you very much. Also happy Mother’s Day to my sisters, aunts, nieces, relatives, friends and the mothers throughout the River Parishes.
Love, Conrad
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