ITL132: How to Honor Your Mother Year-Round

On this week’s episode, we honor our mothers with an episode not just for Mother’s Day.    A couple of weeks ago the boys found a vine hanging down from a tree. I can remember telling Polly, “They’re fine.” I didn’t say, “You’ll be fine.” Adam was yelling, “It’s perfectly safe!” So as Polly is swinging, the vine cracks and mama fell from the sky. What a great mom these boys have. As crazy as that was…what a great memory.   I say this to friends of mine whose mothers pass away: First, I ask how old they are. For this example, let’s say they are 57. I’ll say, “I know that you’re sad, and there’s never a good time for anyone’s mama to pass away, but I am envious, because you had 57 years with a mama as great as yours and that must have been awesome.”   Make a determined and consistent effort to let your parents, especially your mama, know you love them. Some of the moments when I most admire Polly are when I see flashes of my mother in her. It’s very odd to me that I am now older than my mother was when she passed away.   I make sure the boys know every time they leave for school or go to bed at night that it could be the last time they see us. I don’t want them living in fear. But I also don’t want them living with regret. Again, say what you need to say to the people you care about.   Questions for Listeners Do you have a question? Call in and your question might be featured on the show! Normal.dotm 0 0 1 219 1251 Smith House Audio 10 2 1536 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY E-Mail: [email protected]    Facebook.com/AndyAndrews Twitter.com/AndyAndrews