"God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers." - Rudyard Kipling
From a religious perspective, I believe in the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). Beyond that is Saint Mary, an easy one for Catholics, but one step further has to be mothers. They bring us to life. No not alone, but without mothers would men carry children? I doubt it. Pregnancy would be too cumbersome and get in the way of all the things we like to do so that leaves the fairer gender.
In my case, I am lucky to be married to the best mother children could have in Dianne. The thing that amazes people the most about her I think is how she balances work as a full time risk manager for a Big Four tax firm with the care and instruction of four children ranging in age from ten to almost born, for what will be our fifth addition.
Some days I am not sure how she can manage a conference call on a contract with a subsidiary of a Fortune 500 in Brazil with a school parent-teacher conference and then get Dodge to baseball practice. Not sure how, but never unsure about her ability to find a way.
At the same time she teaches the girls how to be a lady and encourages a little brother to find his footing in a household dominated by a dominant older brother who seems to excel at things with ease. Somehow she also seems to keep him in check as well without being overbearing.
She does it all with what seems ease...in a million places in a million moments with few tasks that she can not perform. Perhaps Kipling was right and mothers are God's other representatives to show us how things can be done with grace, determination, and care. I think so.
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