Mother’s Day is quickly approaching. It is really not one of my favorite holidays. It is one of those days when I miss my mother more than usual. I even wrote about it last year on Mother’s Day. But I am not dreading it this year. Actually one of the speakers at the seminar this week provided some new and constructive insight regarding this annual holiday.

The speaker was talking about boys and their mothers. As boys become men, they grow to be exceedingly loyal toward their mothers. He cited several examples of this principle. I could totally relate to what he was saying. My boys have become more and more loyal toward their mother as they have become men. They are crazy about their mother.

I have decided that I am going to be grateful for my wife this year on Mother’s Day, because she is the mother of my boys. My boys may turn out to be criminals. They may never hold a real job. It is always possible that they will not even complete their education. They may not find a girl to put up with them. Anything is possible. But their mother will not be to blame.

When the boys look back on their childhood, they will find plenty of faults in their old man, but not in their mother. She spent 18 years at home raising them as a homemaker. She completed her undergraduate degree and some graduate level work before any of them were born. She could have done a lot of things, but she chose to stay home with her babies.

Jan has always modeled exceptional integrity, amazing patience, and consistent kindness. She read to them, tutored them, made costumes, and helped construct science projects. She has attended every event known for children to participate in. Everything was always done without a hint of complaint.

With each passing year, I think she will find that the boys will become more and more intense in their loyalty toward her. This year I am grateful for Mother’s Day. I am actually looking forward to it. I can sit back on the 50 yard line and watch those boys honor their mother. She deserves it. I have about decided that I like Mother’s Day.  As the boys get older, I realize that Mother’s Day is finally approaching.  A day when she will finally receive the honor and respect she deserves. And it may not happen on the second Sunday in May!