Honoring Moms Everywhere on Mother's Day

Ask a mom what she wants for her birthday, Christmas or Mother's Day, and you're likely to hear, "I don't know. Just spending time together is the only gift I need."

In some instances, that "time together" can end up involving a fishing trip.

Consider the example above of a son who took his 86-year-old mother fishing  at his childhood pond for Mother's Day last year. Said the son, "She never had been fishing before and ended up catching 15 bluegills. I will never forget it." The son went on to note that it was his deceased dad who had taught him to fish at the same pond.

If you decide to plan a fishing trip with your mom, just be realistic about her abilities and desires and plan accordingly.

In other words, don't overdo it. A small dose is likely to go a long way. Get her some gear that matches her skill level and appropriate apparel to make her time outdoors more comfortable.

And above all, stay safe and have fun. She likely won't care as much whether she catches fish as she does about just spending time with you.

I think...or would hope...that most folks will agree that moms indeed are very special people, as noted in the following poem:

"A Mother's Love"

By Helen Steiner Rice

A mother's love is something

that no one can explain,

It is made of deep devotion

and of sacrifice and pain,

It is endless and unselfish

and enduring come what may,

For nothing can destroy it

or take that love away,

It is patient and forgiving

when the world around condemns

And it glows with all the beauty

of the rarest, brightest gems,

It is far beyond defining,

it defies all explanation

And it still remains a secret

like the mysteries of creation,

A many splendored miracle

man cannot understand

Another wondrous evidence

of God's tender guiding hand.

Let us pay tribute tomorrow to mothers all across this land. Simultaneously, let us be prayerful for those who have lost family members to the coronavirus.