This weekend, we all turn our thoughts and gifts to the mothers in our lives, both those who birthed us and those whose willingness to be mothers made us fathers.  

Mother’s Day stands as one of those rare occasions that invites us to pause, reflect and honor the profound influence of mothers in our lives. It’s a day that, if we make good use of it, gives us a reason to remember and celebrate the enduring strength, sacrifice and love that mothers embody.  

I grew up in a home where some of the best things about mothering somehow went missing. But now that I’m wonderfully married to the best person, and best mother I’ve ever met, I have a much better picture, and much deeper appreciation of what “mother power” looks like. 

At its core, Mother’s Day reminds us of the physical and emotional cost of being a mother. As I watched my sweet wife birth three little bundles of squirming life, I had to admit I could never have handled that whole ordeal. Even now, remembering those........

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