Whenever I think of you, Mother

It is said that behind every successful man there is a woman. That may not necessarily be true, however it is true that behind every confident child there is an encouraging mother. Day after day in our impressionable years our mothers either build us up, or tear us down. A child who has a mother who is set on encouraging her/him is a child that starts off with an advantage. The film ‘Forest Gump’ was a great example of this although of course it was fiction. But the message was there, she knew his problems but she gave him every encouragement and attitudes to help him along in difficult times.

Our mothers may not be rich enough to leave us a financial legacy when they go, but a mother who sows encouragement into her child’s heart gives the greatest legacy of all.

Whenever I think of you, Mother,
Whatever the time or the place,
I picture a moment of childhood
And a smile spreads over my face.
I feel myself being encouraged
In all I am trying to do,
Whenever I think of you, Mother –
Whenever I think of you.

Whenever I think of you, Mother,
I remember the pride you expressed,
To you I was never a loser
So long as I gave of my best.
Impossible odds – I will face them,
Incredible dreams can come true,
Whenever I think of you, Mother –
Whenever I think of you.