Receiving Mother Love...

A summer afternoon. I was trying to work and heard music outside ~ “It’s a Small World.” It could only be an ice cream truck. I had to leave my desk. Under the shade of green leaves, I listened to the music and children laughing. A summertime moment full of sweetness. 

I went inside and sat down to work again. Through the window, I saw my daughter drive in with my four-week old grandson. Another moment of sweetness. I was going to take care of him while she went to an appointment. I received the baby and her instructions with joy. My daughter left a bottle of pumped breast milk in the refrigerator. Anyone who has ever pumped milk knows it is gold, an act of pure love. 

He had nursed, most likely wasn’t hungry, and I had a bottle in case he was. She left. He had an enormous burp. It’s hard to believe someone so small can make a sound so voluminous.  I laughed. And then he was hungry again. 

As I fed him breast milk, I thought about mother love. I said a prayer and a blessing~

May you be fed love. 

May you be fed joy.

May you be fed hope. 

May you be fed peace. 

I wanted him to be nurtured and sustained by this beautiful love. Throughout his life. 

And as I held him, I sang a song from my heart. As I sang, I recorded the words.

Usually, when I’m catching a song, it arrives slowly, as I hear the melody from somewhere far away. I sing it several times to learn it myself and then I record it to share with you.

As I was singing and recording “Mother Love” for the first time, my grandson joined in and made a joyful noise. When I hear his sweet sounds in the song, I smile and I hope you smile too. 

In the short animated video, I’ve asked Liva, our firefly friend, to sing the song “Mother Love” to MissyAnn and Butter as I believe Liva is a messenger of Divine Mother Love and it’s a love we all need. 

I have come to realize that no matter our relationship with our human mothers, which of course has challenges and blessings because we are all human, there is a Divine Mother who loves us and loves us and loves us with kindness, generosity and blessing. And this love always offers us love, joy, hope and peace. 

Today I ask myself, how can I see, receive and share this beautiful Mother Love that is always here?

May Peace be with you.

~ Mama Kat

(My new grandma name!) 

To hear & watch Mother Love on YouTube, please click here.