The First Diamond Winner

Diamond Mike Watson 

In 1993, I established the Why Mom Deserves a Diamond® contest in honor of my adoptive mother and birth mother I had never known. A girl named Margaret claimed her grand prize diamond in the first contest. Like buried treasure, her enchanting poem sparkled deep within the mound of essays. I’ll never forget that first Mother’s Day when she presented the precious gem to her mother.

Today, the contest is in honor of all moms.

Hundreds of thousands of kids and their moms have become a little closer. My vision is to offer every child in the United States a moment to reflect on why their moms are important in their lives.

Here is Margaret’s poem.  Written in 1993, her words are eternally beautiful.

Why Mom Deserves a Diamond

Her love is not blind
It is clear and forgiving
Her touch is all-knowing
Her joy is life giving

This angel, my mother, gives of herself
And illuminates me
With compassion’s true wealth

A symbol of courage
And strength she remains
And understands all my joys and pains
To gaze at my mother
Who strives beyond duty
Is to see radiate
Her unique warming beauty!

The sweet voice of mother
Her strong, safe, embrace
I long to possess
Her pure, natural, grace

My Mother, my guide
And gemstone so rare
Deserves out of likeness
A diamond as fair

 

Recommended Posts

Adoption Life Adventures

He found his birth family 35 years later. Then he helped them find a ‘vanished’ sister.

Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star Published 5:14 p.m. ET Aug. 24, 2019. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/08/24/adopted-indianapolis-man-helps-birth-family-find-vanished-sister-muncie/2087285001/\ Everyone in “Diamond” Mike Watson’s life told him he should give up. The baby in the 60-year-old photograph was probably dead. And if she wasn’t, they said, she may not want to be found. It wasn’t out of callousness or apathy. The opposite […]

Diamond Mike Watson 
Adoption Amazing Today Gallery of Diamonds Life Adventures Philosophy Why Mom Deserves A Diamond

How I became Diamond Mike

My name has not always been Diamond Mike. In fact, when I was born I never had a name. The name Michael was given to me three days later by a loving woman and man who I would later call mom and dad. I was adopted. I never did meet my birthmother, who died in […]

Diamond Mike Watson 
mom, child, happy, kind, together, one, love, black and white, diamondmikewatson, newport beach, 92660
Adoption Family Life Life Adventures

Police Report

Today I filed a missing persons report for my sister, Debra Kay. It appears there was never such a report filed since she vanished as a child. This will be submitted to the Indianapolis police, where my birthmother was living at the time of her disappearance. I hope the relationships I have forged with my […]

Diamond Mike Watson 
Tales of Imagination

The Anniversary Ring

“You love birds can sit here with me if you want,” the elderly man said to the young couple desperately looking for a vacant breakfast table. “I’ll be leaving soon, and it looks like these are the last empty chairs in the house.” The Garden Terrace was a romantic spot that peered across the Pacific […]

Diamond Mike Watson 

To whom are we praying?

Less than a few hours of oxygen remain on the small submersible that imprisons five passengers in the freezing North Atlantic. Millions of people are praying. Millions of people also believe in the power of prayer.  Surely this concentration of thought will lean toward a positive result. Surely with our focused intention our prayers will […]

Diamond Mike Watson 

2 thoughts on “The First Diamond Winner

  1. chaotican

    That is so touching. As the mom of two boys, I always wonder if my chance to be a lasting figure in my child’s lives is slim since I never had a female. Good to know there are boys out there who love their moms past the teenage years!

    1. Diamond Mike Watson

      There are many! You can follow our facebook page, or tumblr to see the thousands (literally) of inspiring thoughts from some of our contest winners! Tens of thousands of kids participate, and no matter their age– they all love and appreciate their mothers.
      http://www.facebook.com/whymomdeservesadiamond

Leave a Reply

%d bloggers like this: