Becoming Mrs. Thomas Dean Jr.: Happy Mother's Day!!!

As you likely presumed, I have a mother. In thinking about mothers (and hopefully eventually becoming one myself), here are some thoughts from a few others:

If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? ~Milton Berle
Mother - that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries. ~T. DeWitt Talmage
My mom is literally a part of me. You can't say that about many people except relatives, and organ donors. ~Carrie Latet
The phrase "working mother" is redundant. ~Jane Sellman
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~Sophia Loren
A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after. ~Peter De Vries
Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love. ~Mildred B. Vermont
Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible. -Marion C. Garretty

True sentiments about our culture today:

Woman knows what man has long forgotten, that the ultimate economic and spiritual unit of any civilization is still the family. -Clare Boothe Luce
When you educate a man you educate an individual; when you educate a woman you educate a whole family. -Robert M. Maciver

And just for kicks and giggles: "Women's Liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's the men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one's likely to do anything about that." ~Golda Meir

Mother From Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Honored in Israel as she is not in the East generally; one superiority of Judaism over other contemporary systems (1Ki_2:19). King Solomon rose up to meet and bowed himself unto Bathsheba, and set her on his right hand (Lev_19:3). Figuratively, a city is mother of the surrounding villages its daughters (Jos_15:45; 2Sa_20:19). Ezekiel (Eze_21:21) uses “mother of the way” for the parting of the way into two roads which branch from it, as from a common parent; however, Havernick, from a Arabic idiom, translated it as “the highway.” (http://ministry-to-children.com/bible-verses-for-mothers-day/)

Let me end by quoting Proverbs 23:22-25:
²² Listen to your father, who gave you life,
   and do not despise your mother when she is old.
²³ Buy the truth and do not sell it;
   get wisdom, discipline and understanding.
²⁴ The father of a righteous man has great joy;
   he who has a wise son delights in him.
²⁵ May your father and mother be glad;
   may she who gave you birth rejoice!

Both of our mothers are working earnestly to help put together Thomas and my wedding day. Even though I might be a bit hesitant at times for their assistance, in the end, I am (we are) extremely grateful that they are willing and are doing so much for our Big Day. THANK YOU MOMS!!!

Happy Mother's Day!!!