A Child Only a Mother Can Love

My mother passed away from Cancer in December 2013. This is my second year observing Mother's Day without my own mother being physically here. This is also another year of reflecting on not being a mother even though it was a long held dream of mine. My mother's birthday and the anniversary of my grandmother's death was last month. These events caused me to reflect on the importance of mothers/motherhood and the phenomenal impact this has on a human life.

My mother taught me so much about love, life and most importantly about the power and freedom of being my authentic self. There's a cheeky but powerful saying..."A child only a mother can love." This is the kind of love that transforms lives and creates whole and healthily functioning members of society. 

Many times throughout my own life people tried to make me feel like I was 'only a child a mother can love.' But my mother's love and care was exceptional and strong enough to help me overcome obstacles to soar to the heights of my true potential and beyond.

My mother was a teacher by training and taught her children strong values such as confidence, kindness, selflessness, discipline, perseverance, integrity, faith, compassion for the less fortunate and the value of a good education. Today I am also an educator and advocate for the rights of youth who are often times treated as second class citizens due to deeply held ageist beliefs in society.

"There's a cheeky but powerful saying...'A child only a mother can love.' This is the kind of love that transforms lives and creates whole and healthily functioning members of society."

In Asia for example, children grow up illiterate, uneducated and taught they are worthless. More than 20 million boys and girls are trapped in social evils like child labour, sex trafficking and prostitution. Countless mothers around the world are in need of help and support to keep their children out of these societal traps.

Thankfully, organizations like Gospel for Asia’s Bridge of Hope turns these situations around for good. Children are educated and nurtured. Families experience Christ’s love. More than 72,000 children have been helped so far and thousands of families have found faith in Christ as a result.

This Mother's Day we can help empower mothers with the tools and support to succeed at Motherhood and to raise healthy, loved and well-adjusted children. For more information visit: www.gfa.org/mom

Here's how one mother is paying it forward this Mother's Day:  https://youtu.be/0vDbA2JEX3A

~Love God, Live life, One Enkounter at a Time~