May's Reflection by Liz Schumaker
During the month of May, the month we honor Our Blessed Mother and celebrate Mother's Day, it may be a good time to reflect upon who our TRUE MOTHER is and what our relationship with her is like.
"I just want my mother", a woman I know in her late forties uttered with a very deep sigh. She was yearning for that close, affirming relationship you especially look for when you are going through difficult times. Some people have had such a supportive relationship, many however have experienced only glimpses and some never have had them.
The woman had a closeness with her mother for only a matter of months. Her other experiences with her mother had been - - - wrenching. When this woman was two weeks old, her mother, then 17, gave her to her own mother and walked out of her life for all but the briefest of periods. Her mother led a hard life and in her later years began showing signs of mental illness, anger and rage. The woman was a target of this rage. Despite many bad experiences, her desire for her mother was deep and real. Please click to read more...
