Though mothers are thought of and remembered all year through, Mother’s Day is a special time to be thinking of her. Though my mother and both of my mother-in-laws, whom I had been blessed, are no longer with us, their love and devotion to their families lives on in the hearts of their loved ones. Grandmothers also hold a special place in our hearts. Along with our mothers and mother-in-laws, they are shaping us, or have shaped us, into who we are today.

A mother’s love and dedication to her family are God given. The sacrifices given to her loved ones often go unnoticed until she is no...