Being a mother myself, I find it quite difficult to write something about mothers that wouldn’t sound so “self-serving”.
On the other hand, I find yet another voice telling me that it would be a “disservice” to all the wonderful mothers who have touched my life if I relegate this post to a gross generalization of what mothers are. For truly, there have been so many women who have “mothered” me throughout my life apart from my own dear Mama Petite. From them, I learned wisdom and derived strength. Through them, I saw compassion and self-sacrifice. With them, I am grateful to a loving Father for letting me experience motherhood and thus join in such a ”precious league”.
Three generations of “diva-ness” 
Having been blessed with a daughter fairly recently, I pray that I may be able to get the best out of how Mama raised me and pass this on to Marga. I am grateful to Mama for instilling in me a deep faith in God and a genuine sense of fair play. On the practical side, I am now trying (very hard!) to follow in Mama’s footsteps at being a “wiz” in the kitchen for she has always stressed how important it is to “feed your family well”. I hope to go the extra step, however, and get into the habit of not only feeding them well but also ensuring that I serve them healthful, nutritious and delicious food. 
The Scintillating Sys - Loree, Pinky, Dollie and Ayn 
It has been said that when one marries, one marries into a family as well. I have been blessed to have been “married” to a family as giving and loving as the Sys. Being a single parent, I admire Mommy Dollie for raising her three boys into decent and responsible husbands and fathers. Her strength of character and genuine compassion has rubbed off well on her sons - thank God! 
I am also especially thankful to her for treating me like her own - with her, there seems to be no “in-laws” (or ”outlaws” - hahaha! 
) but only ”daughters” coming into the family’s fold.
Millie, Mama and Me!
Lastly, I am thankful to my sisters-in-law, Loree, Millie and Ayn (who, in her third month of pregnancy, recently joined the “motherly ranks”), for treating our children like their own and for making the journey of motherhood much more enjoyable and fun! I certainly look forward to more years of sharing and swapping ”mommy moments” with you.
And to all the mommies, mamas, nanays out there whom I choose not to name but who will always remain special and dear to my heart, Herbert Farnham must’ve thought of you when he wrote this:
God took the fragrance of a flower…
The majesty of a tree…
The gentleness of morning dew…
The calm of a quiet sea…
The beauty of the twilight hour…
The soul of a starry night…
The laughter of a rippling brook…
The grace of a bird in flight…
Then God fashioned from these things
A creation like no other,
And when his masterpiece was through
He called it simply - MOTHER.
A very happy, meaningful and blessed Mother’s Day to us! 
11 responses so far ↓
Rina // 11-May-2008 at 3:41 am
Thanks, ’soy!
Take care and God bless!
PS How did Forever 21 go? Updates naman!
bluep // 11-May-2008 at 5:06 am
Maraming, maraming salamat uli sa malugod na pagbati, Blue P!
O, heto ang tissue, nang mapunasan mo na ang iyong mga luha at u**g! 
Leap of Faith! // 11-May-2008 at 9:07 am
I thank you, too, Hon, for making it possible for me to be a mother (I couldn’t have done it alone, you know… nor would have I wanted to be a mother by anyone else! Hehehe!
). I always say, it takes two to tango - I wouldn’t have been such a “great” mother (I seriously have doubts I am even this at this point… 
if you had not been there to love, understand and support me all the way. I love you! Mwah!
Millie // 11-May-2008 at 2:59 pm
Ikaw naman… nahihiya ka pa kasi e! C’mon, unleash that “hidden writer” within - hahaha!
Happy mother’s day, Millie! Alyssa is so lucky to have you as her mommy.
Take care and see you soon!
Mama and Papa // 11-May-2008 at 3:00 pm
You are most welcome! Actually, it was Keith again who was the “promotor” for the flowers (why don’t you seem to be surprised?).
I also thank you for seeing the goodness in me when I sometimes have trouble seeing these good qualities (self-sacrificing and positive influence? Talaga ba?
) myself. Guess I’m forever a “work in progress”…
Love you both! Mwah!
munchkinmommy // 11-May-2008 at 5:54 pm
Always nice to get such upbuilding words…especially from someone whom I admire a lot as a fulfilled SAHMMY and “blogger extra-ordinaire” - you!
Hope your mother’s day is as meaningful as mine! Take care!
tin // 12-May-2008 at 6:50 am
Thanks, Tin!
Hope you also enjoyed your first Mother’s Day Down Under (tama ba?)! 
God bless!
Michelle // 12-May-2008 at 6:41 pm
Happy mothers’ day! I hope I get to be a mom soon
and I hope I’ll enjoy it the same way you do!
i love the photos! i have two sisters too and how i wish we could have a similar portrait with our mom
by the way, i’ve moved back to blogspot na –> http://pinayinsg.blogspot.com
Hi Michelle! So nice to hear from you again
Thanks for your kind comments and for the mom’s day greetings!
Don’t worry…our God is good and am sure He’ll give you your heart’s desires very, very soon!
Took note of you new URL and will change my links shortly… Take care and God bless!
tin // 13-May-2008 at 7:52 am
got an award for you!
http://www.marikit.net/?p=501
Definitely a “WOW” moment for me - thanks very much, Tin!
sardonicnell // 13-May-2008 at 7:34 pm
that was very heartwarming, sis pinky. anyone who reads your entry would surely be moved (me included). love the poem, our mothers are truly heroes in their own right
Thanks for the kind words, Nell
Mabuhay ang mga nanay! 
Meeya // 15-May-2008 at 2:29 am
i love this post, pinky! its so well-written and so full of love. the women in your family are all so beautiful - inside and out.
belated happy mother’s day ulit, hehe! *muah*
Thanks for your kind comment. Sabi ko nga kay Weng, sana Mother’s Day araw-araw ano?
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