Dear God,　 Now that I am no longer young， I have some friends whose mothers have passed away． I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them． 　I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive．I appreciate her more each day． My mother does not change, but I do． As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person she is． How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence, but they flow easily from my pen． 　 How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself?

For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child?

For running after a toddler, for understanding a moody teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows everything?

For waiting for the day when a daughter realizes her mother really is?

How does a grown woman thank for a mother for continuing to be a mother？

For being ready with advice（when asked）or remaining silent when it is most appreciated？

For not saying:"I told you so", when she could have uttered these words dozens of times?

For being essentially herself—loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?

　　I don't know how, dear God, except to bless my mother as richly as she deserves and to help me live up to the example she has set． I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine． 　　 A daughter　　亲爱的上帝： 　　如今我已不再年轻，一些朋友的母亲已经去世了。

我曾听这些子女们说过，他们从没有向母亲充分地表示过他们的感激之情，而等到要表达的时侯却为时已晚。

幸运的是，我亲爱的母亲依然健在。

我对她的感激之情与日俱增。

母亲没有变，而我却变了。

随着年岁和心智的增长，我认识到她是个非常了不起的人。

这些话在她面前我难以启齿，但在笔下却可以轻易地写出来，这令我感到多么难过。

　　女儿该怎样开口感谢给予她生命的母亲？

感谢她在抚养孩子时所付出的爱、耐心和无私的辛勤劳动？

感谢她跟在蹒跚学步的孩子身后的奔跑，对情绪不定的少女的理解，以及对一个自以为是的大学生的宽容？

感谢她等待女儿认识到她真是一位好母亲的这一天？

一个成年女子该怎样感谢始终如一地对待她的母亲呢？

感谢在被问到时她会及时提供的良言，和在不需要时她会保持的沉默？

感谢她本来可以说上许多次但却没有说过一次的：我告诉过你”?

感谢她始终不变的爱心、体贴周到、耐心与宽容厚道？

　　我不知道该怎样来表达，亲爱的上帝，除了请求你好好地保佑我的母亲——那是她该得到的——并帮助我向她一样。

我祈愿在孩子的眼里我会如同母亲在我眼里一般好。

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