April 4, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.
Duck Ponderings: Songs for a Mother's Day
My mom was told she would never raise me because of being the smallest Baker to ever enter this world. Well, my mother is not to be underestimated! It makes her even more determined which contributed to my frame growing to well over six feet and my body weight multiplying forty times the six pounds on my birth certificate. Still today, she loads a large plate full of great foods as if I'm an active and developing boy. In fourth grade, my teacher expressed concerns to Mom about allowing me to enter fifth grade unless knowing math facts better. I spent the entire summer sitting on a stool with Mom flashing cards until knowing them to the point that I could impress my fifth grade teacher, peers, and then my fifth grade students for thirty-six years.
As with many things in life, you may not truly appreciate your mom until your journey grows longer. After watching my wife go through the delivery process of our two daughters, I certainly had a better understanding of what my mom endured three times. Of course, then there are the years afterward with all the ups and the downs of raising children even though Mom, like my wife, seems to always be an anchor and weather whatever event happens. How? Well, a child is always a mother's first priority whether he or she is a newborn or a retiree. Just as she held my hand and reassured me I would make it as a baby, she will take my hand and provide that reassurance again this Mother's Day. I also know we both will cherish the moment and be extremely thankful that we have each other for another day!
Below, you will find partial lyrics to two songs my sister, Sally, wrote to honor our mom. I suspect some lines will remind you of feelings for your mom.
"Thank You, Mom & Dad"
cdbaby.com/cd/sallywebster2 or iTunes
She works long hours maybe nobody knows
Using just a needle and some thread to sew
She does her best every time
She sews each piece with love
Do we all know how much love
Mama really sews
She gets up and fixes us a meal you can't refuse
Gravy and some biscuits maybe fried chicken too
If you get up with hunger pangs
You know it's all your fault
Yeah Mama's country breakfast
Is the best you'll ever know
So let me take this time
To thank you very much
For all that you give
To each and every one of us
The love will shine forever
Even when the times get tough
"These Hands"
cdbaby.com/cd/sallywebster or iTunes
These hands have cooked and cooked
These hands sewn a million stitch
These hands wiped a lot of tears
These hands are the hands of Mom
These hands healed scrapes and cuts
These hands they never give up
These hands fold and say a prayer
These hands are the hands of Mom
These hands are healing hands
These hands are loving hands
These hands have an angel's touch
These hands are the hands of love[[In-content Ad]]
