Childless women on Mother’s Day – there IS a place for you because you do have a Mother’s Heart! As childless women, we can wholeheartedly celebrate the mothers around us on Mother’s Day while we look around and see how we have used our own mother’s heart to “mother” our realm of influence too. In seeing mothers and what they do for their children, I think 3 of the main things they do is 1) sacrifice, 2) nurture, and 3) protect. I have never seen a childless woman who doesn’t do at least one of those things in their world as a teacher, businesswoman, cook, custodian, nurse, engineer, etc.
I have never had children, but I have been told I have a mother’s heart. Many women who have not had children hibernate on Mother’s Day. Instead celebrate with other childless women and realize the difference you have made and are making in this world. Mother Theresa sacrificed and touched thousands of people. Condoleezza Rice protected the United States as Secretary of State. Oprah has nurtured many people going through difficult times.
On Mother’s Day, all of us should celebrate the mothers in our lives AND the childless women who mothered us in some way too. After you have called or spent time with your Mom, call or write to thank the childless women who invested in your life too.
Thank you Mom (Dora Austin), Aunt Pearl, Aunt Agnes, Glenda Adams, Chris Beal, Trudy Younger, Annice Norman!!!