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God could not be everywhere and therefore he created mothers - Jewish proverb.

When faced with adversity most people will either fall to their knees or reach out to their mothers for a shoulder to cry on or a good dose of motherly advice. It is often said that when children are small and still incapable of understanding the concept of God, their parents become their 'image' of God. The 'godliness' of mother figures is evident in Roman and Celtic celebrations of the mother goddesses Cybele for the Romans and Brigid for the Celts. In England during the 1600s people celebrated Mothering Sunday on the fourth Sunday of Lent in honour of the Virgin Mary by giving their own mothers small gifts or “Mothering cakes”.

These olden day customs gave way to modern Mother's Day celebrations that take place all over the world. In South Africa, the USA, Italy, Australia, Canada and Germany Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May while International Mother's Day falls on 11 May.

On Mother's Day daughters and sons honour their mothers, mothers honour their mothers and fathers honour the mothers of their children and so we are inevitably reminded of where we come from and the thread that binds us.

My ma is...

Hermanus Times het met gewese nasionale skakelbeampte van die ACDP en motiverende spreker en skrywer vir Joy Magazine, Ymile Kennedy en haar drie dogters by hul gastehuis in Onrus gaan gesels oor hul spesiale verhouding.

Vir Ymile was haar belangrikste plig as moeder om te verseker dat haar kinders 'n persoonlike verhouding met God het. “Dit hoef nie die God van die kerk te gewees het nie, ek het nie aangedring daarop dat hulle Sondagskool toe gaan nie, ek wou net hê hulle moet 'n intieme verhouding met God hê wat hulle vorentoe sal kan lei,” verduidelik Ymile. “Buiten God wat eerste kom het ek my kinders ook geleer dat my man heel eerste in my lewe kom, hy is die heel belangrikste. Ek weet dat alhoewel hulle seker soms afgeskeep gevoel het of skaam gekry het as ek my man druk en vir hom sê dat hy die mooiste man in die wêreld is, dit hulle 'n goeie fondament gegee het om op te bou in hul eie huwelike.”

Ymile voeg by dat alhoewel hulle almal goeie maats was en is, sy steeds eerste &3147ma&3148 was wat soms dinge in die regte rigting moes stuur, al was dit net deur gebed.

Vandag is Donna (30), Shari (28) en Kim (22) besig om op hul ma (en pa) se fondament voort te bou. Donna is getroud en woon in Frankryk. Oor haar ma sê sy: “My ma se huis is altyd romanties en my pa, buiten die Here, kom eerste in haar lewe. Dis lekker om te sien hulle is nog verlief. Ek probeer dit nastreef in my eie huwelik en plaas God ook altyd eerste in my lewe. Ons albei is kreatief en ons huise is ons 'sanctuaries'. My ma het my geleer om objektief te wees en na albei kante van 'n storie te luister. Sy is 'fun loving', 'funky' en 'n vredemaker. Ons 'shop' baie lekker saam.”

Kim werk op luukse seiljagte en is tans oppad na die Monacco Grand Prix. “My ma is my kompas en stuur my altyd in die regte rigting, al wil ek nie altyd nie. Sy glimlag altyd, is 'n goeie luisteraar, baie geduldig en ek probeer ook so wees. Ons albei is lief vir mense, alle mense, en ons kan tog te lekker saam eet en in die jacuzzi kuier. As ek haar in een woord moet beskryf is dit uniek.”

Shari, tans in Londen, is getroud en woon in Somerset-Wes. Sy beskryf haar ma as iemand wat “eers iemand se verlede sal probeer verstaan voordat sy haar opinie oor hulle sal vorm. Ons is eintlik baie dieselfde, behalwe dat ek meer hou van kos maak as mams.”

Personalised Mother' Day gift

A memory jar is an excellent way to conduct your own informal interview with your mother and preserve special memories for next generations. You will feel closer to your mom and she will feel special knowing that you recognise her as a person, not just your mother.

Place small index cards with questions on, a blank notebook and a beautiful pen in a wide-mouth jar. Ask your mom to pick a question every week and to write down her memory in the notebook - this will become your memory book. Decorate the bottle and the book to make it more special. Your questions could include: What was your wedding day like? How did you meet dad? What games did you play as a child? What music did you like? What achievements are you most proud of?

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