Today, we pause to be a daughter —and honor our mothers.

Because before we were their caregivers, we were their children.
And before our mothers needed help remembering, walking, or understanding the world around them, they were the ones teaching us how to live in it.

They did the best they could—maybe not perfectly—but they showed up, again and again, in the ways that greatly mattered.

They tied our shoes.
They made impossible things feel possible.
They stayed up late to talk or to worry or to pray.
They packed lunches, dried tears, and clapped for us when we didn’t even know someone was watching.
They taught us how to be strong.

How to be kind.

How to keep going.

And now, it’s our turn to love them with the same quiet strength.

Not just because of where they are today, but because of who they’ve always been.

So today, we say thank you, Mom.
For everything we remember—and everything you’ve forgotten.
You are still the woman who shaped our lives.
You are still worthy of all the honor.
You are still ours.
And we will forever be your children – and we will always love you.

Proverbs 31:28: Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: 29 “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.”

Happy Mother’s Day from The Silver Haired Choo Choo