A Tribute on Mother’s Day …

Jerry Rice, the greatest receiver in NFL history, got his start catching bricks with his bare hands. Bricks? You see, his father was a brick layer by trade and without funding for fancy equipment, his father to literally throw bricks to his young son sometimes as high as two stories.

Jerry once took his eye off an oncoming brick and when he came to after being struck in the head, his father commanded, “Never, ever, take your eye off the brick.” This carried over into football and Jerry never took his eye off the ball. His father supported him. He attended every game. Threw his son 100 balls after practice rain or shine. Drove him to early morning workouts. All of these sacrifices his father made, it seemed fitting Jerry Rice said, “Hi Mom” to the camera after catching his first TD pass in the NFL.

Let’s face it. When we scraped our knee as kids, who did we run to? Who’s lap did we fall asleep on in church? Who baked us cookies when we had a bad day at school?

Your Mom.

Mothers are safe. Even experts say so. Did you know children are advised if they are lost in a public place to seek out a mother with children and ask her for help? What about a uniformed police officer? No. Mothers are a safer choice than an officer. Bad people can impersonate an officer easily. It would take a person of tremendous talent to impersonate a mother.

Mothers are compassionate and forgiving. How do I know? Just the fact you still exist after all you did to your mother growing up is proof. If I was a lion cub I would have been killed and eaten for the things I did by age 6.

Mothers are protective. She had good intentions when he wrapped you in the bubble wrap your skateboard was shipped in. She just didn’t want you to get hurt.

You know, we all have one thing in common: a mother. So call your mom today and sincerely thank her for bringing you into this world – even if she has past on, thank her. Then do something every week of service to a mother, even if it is just opening the door for a stranger. Because mothers should be honored more than one day a year.

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