I would like to celebrate all those blessed people who love & care.

 Some have never known the pain & joy of giving birth, but it hasn't made them any less of a mother...to their pets and to their nephews & nieces. The unconditional love they shower their loved ones with sometimes outshine even biological mums.

To the Dads who have had to be mothers to their children by raising them on their own & ensuring that their lives overflow with love & care.

To the many grandmothers who lovingly sacrifice their own freedom of motherly duties...because they want to & for most...because they have to! I salute these stalwarts who persevere despite their health challenges & their financial constraints, all because they love & care.

To all those single mums, who don't have the time to see the heroes that they are, because they're too busy loving & caring...sacrificing their own personal needs & wants without ever seeing it
it as sacrifice!

I salute all the 'mothers' who have formed the biggest support group in the world, without even realising it, who rally together to support the mum who has lost her children, to support the woman who becomes a widow, the woman that gets diagnosed with cancer  or  the woman who has problems with her teenagers!  Thank you for your unflagging love & care.    

And to those mothers who have lost their child or even worse their children. I stand by you, and pray with you as you still love & care, because being a mother doesn't ever come to an end. It's a gift that we have been given that makes us a part of the biggest support group in the world regardless of who we are, our race, colour or status in life.

Embrace it! You are after all the epitome of love & care