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A Mother’s Comfort

Tom Purcell on

I remember being completely content because she was nearby, comforting me with her sunny presence, as I was left free to roam and explore the art of playing.

I was very lucky to grow up as I did at a time when even a large family could get by on one income.

This allowed my mother to stay home, live her dream of having a big family and devote her entire life to caring for and comforting her children.

Her extended family is still blessed daily by her comforting skills.

She has 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and her home is a wonderland to each of them - a place of unconditional love and laughter.

At her 80th birthday party four years ago, all of her family members shared stories about how her nurturing and love had touched their lives in a video masterfully edited by one of my nephews.

It was eye-opening - and at times laugh-out-loud funny - to see the profound and varied impact she has had on each of us.

 

I’m extremely blessed to still have my mother in my life - still comforting me when the challenges and setbacks of life affect me.

She still cheers me on when the risks that I take in business - risks I’m able to take because of the deep sense of security she and my father gave me - blossom into success.

Since the beginning of time, the love and comfort of mothers has been the key to all things great and good in the world - the very best gift a mother can give to her child.

I hope and pray every child can be as comforted as my mother still comforts me.

Happy Mother’s Day!

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©2021 Tom Purcell. Tom Purcell, author of "Misadventures of a 1970's Childhood," a humorous memoir available at amazon.com, is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor columnist and is nationally syndicated exclusively by Cagle Cartoons Inc. For info on using this column in your publication or website, contact Sales@cagle.com or call (805) 969-2829. Send comments to Tom at Tom@TomPurcell.com.


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