"What does a mother do anyway?"

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A man came home from work to find total chaos in his house. His three children were outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers all over the front yard.

When he walked in, a lamp had been knocked over, the TV was on, and the family room had toys and clothes everywhere. Dishes filled the kitchen sink, dog food was on the floor, and a broken glass was under the table.

He ran upstairs looking for his wife. He was worried that something serious had happened. He found her in the bed in her pajamas, reading. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went. He looked at her and asked, "What happened here today?" She just smiled and said, "You know every day when you come home from work and ask me what in the world I did today?

Well, today I didn't do it."

Thank your mother this weekend for everything she does for you.

She’s quite a gift from God!

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"What did your mother say?"

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What are some things you just can’t imagine your mother ever saying? Would your mother ever say, “Let’s eat dessert first tonight and leave off the broccoli, okay?”

Or, “How on earth can you see the TV sitting so far back? Move up closer.”

Or, “Sure, sweetheart, bring home any dog you want to and I’ll be more than happy to take care of him for you.”

Would your mother ever say something like, “Well, if Laura’s mother said it’s okay by her, then of course you can go. That’s good enough for me!”

Or, “You know, curfew is just kind of a guideline, a target time to shoot for. Don’t get too hung up on it. This is a home, not a prison.”

Or, “Look, how many times do I have to tell you? When you don’t have a tissue, just use your sleeve.”

There are some things you can’t imagine your mother saying. I guess that’s what makes your mother the woman you love.

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"How do you talk to your children?"

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Can you imagine the mother of Christopher Columbus saying, “I don’t care what you’ve discovered, you still could have written!”

Or, George Washington’s mother saying, “The next time I catch you throwing money across the Potomac, you can kiss your allowance good-bye!”

Or, Thomas Edison’s mother saying, “Of course I’m proud you invented the electric light bulb. Now turn it off and go to sleep!”

Do you think that Albert Einstein’s mom ever said, “Can’t you do something with your hair?”

Or, Michelangelo’s mother said, “Can’t you just paint on the walls like other children? Do you have any idea how hard it is to get that stuff off the ceiling?”

Or, Abraham Lincoln’s mom said, “What’s with the stovepipe hat? Just wear a baseball cap like the other kids!”

You just never know who your child will grow up to be, do you? Talk to your child like you want to be talked to as you listen to life and make a life at home.

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"Are you as generous as a 10-year old boy?"

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A friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer and took chemotherapy and his hair came out. So he shaved what little hair remained, making him completely bald, like Michael Jordan.

Well, my friend’s brother-in-law shaved his head completely in sympathy for my friend, to show his support. The brother-in-law went skiing and asked a ten-year-old neighborhood boy to watch his dogs while he was gone. And he promised to pay him.

When the brother-in-law got back, he thanked the kid for watching his dogs and tried to hand him a $10 bill. “No, I can’t take it,” the boy said. “My parents did most of the work. By the way, why did you shave your head?”

The brother-in-law explained the situation and the ten-year-old neighborhood boy said, “Oh, well, give my $10 to the American Cancer Society in honor of him.”

I’d say that ten-year-old boy knows how to make a life, not just a living by listening to life today for what God has to say, wouldn’t you?

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"Do you ever get caught doing something good?"

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I decided not to wait until the last minute this year to do my wife’s Mother’s Day shopping. So about two weeks before the big day, I took off on my lunch hour to get her presents. The previous week, my younger daughter and I bought the necessary cards and a special T-shirt she just had to have for her mother. So, knowing exactly what I wanted, because I talked with my older daughter, I went to the Super-Center, where I immediately walked up to what I wanted, made my purchases, and headed to the door…

…when what to my wandering eyes should appear but my wife, smiling, pushing her buggy right toward me, staring at my bag.

Now understand that I had called her earlier to see if she had any plans to go shopping. She had none. So I thought I was safe.

But I wasn’t. I was caught doing something good.

But I guess that’s a lot better than being caught doing something else.

Get caught doing something good for someone else as you listen to life and make a life, not just a living.

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