Dear StrongStart mothers and my dear grandmothers, aunts and caregivers,

Happy Mother’s Day! This year everything is different and I am sure your Mother’s day would be celebrated in a different way too, but it does not make it less special.

As a mom and caregiver you you are very important person in your child’s life. You provide endless love, an unfailing comfort, warm care and support. You are their first teacher and their role model! You are teaching them when you talk to them, when you play together, read and sing, when you pray together, you teach them about your family history and about who you are, where they come from and about your values and what are your family believes.

On this Mother’s day I want to tell you how much I appreciate you, my StrongStart moms! You also need to be kind to yourself and give yourself a credit for all that you do and I have seen it in our StrongStart. Your family and your children are blessed to have you in their lives!

It is too early to smell the lovely roses, but here is a bunch of lilacs from one mom to all of you!  Happy Mother’s Day!

Lillian