A MOTHERS LOVE - Inspirational Story
By Unknown Author
A little boy came up
to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and
handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After
his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is what it said:
For cutting the
grass:
$5.00
For cleaning up my
room this week:
$1.00
For going to the
store for you:
$.50
Baby-sitting my kid
brother while you went shopping:
$.25
Taking
out the garbage:
$1.00
For getting a good
report card:
$5.00
For cleaning up
and raking the yard:
$2.00
Total
owed:
$14.75
Well, his mother
looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing
through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'd written on,
and this is what she wrote:
For the nine months I
carried you while you were growing inside me: No Charge
For all the nights
that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No Charge
For all the trying
times, and all the tears that you've caused through the years: No Charge
For all the nights
that were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead: No Charge
For the toys, food,
clothes, and even wiping your nose: No Charge
Son, when you add it
up, the cost of my love is: No Charge.
When the boy finished
reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he
looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you." And then he took the pen and
in great big letters he wrote: "PAID IN FULL".
"Nobody knows of the work it makes; To keep the home together. Nobody knows of the steps it takes; Nobody knows - but Mother."
~ Anonymous
