I thank you Lord for the gift of Motherhood! That I can rise today and embrace this amazing calling, this vocation that is uniquely feminine and uniquely mine — because no one can mother my child like I can! I know his struggles. I know the joys that will bring a broad grin to his sweet face. I know that I can comfort him in a way that channels the love of God Almighty through my embrace, my tenderness, yes, even my laugh! Help me to know this truth today and remember it tomorrow — how great is the gift of a Mother’s heart!! Help me to live my vocation with joy -— especially when I feel overwhelmed and underappreciated. “A duty performed solely from a sense of duty may prove wearisome and difficult; the same duty performed out of love becomes easy and pleasant. Love always minimizes the difficulties in its path. The greater one’s love, the easier the sacrifice.” (quote from Fr. William R. Bonniwell, O.P. , What Think You of Christ, 1958)