My Happy Mother's Day!

I had such a great Mother's Day this year. Mikayla bought me flowers and made me a beautiful ladybug pin at school. She made me breakfast in bed all by herself again this year. And just like last year, we sat on the bed as I ate my delicious chocolate muffin and we talked about nothing in particular, but its becoming a tradition that I very much enjoy. Gweny planted a bright yellow flower for me and bought me some delicious chocolates. She said, "Happy Mother's Day!" and gave me hugs all day long. LJ gave me lots of kisses and snuggles.

I always appreciate Mother's Day. I know that most moms probably do. But for me, it isn't about the "day off" or needing to feel appreciated. I remember back to a time in my life when Mother's Day rolled around and even though I celebrated and appreciated my own mother, the absense of children in our home left me crying through Sacrament meeting and eventually, avoiding church altogether on that day. I remember one Mother's Day, I stayed home because I simply couldn't bear to go to church and watch all the happy mothers with their home-made gifts and smiling children. A sweet sister in our ward, Wendy Myers, remembered me and brought over a bouquet of flowers and let me cry on her shoulder for a minute before she said, "Give it time. Heavenly Father has a plan for you."

And boy did He ever! I have 3 very different children, who came from 3 sets of parents. Each one is so necessary to make our family whole.

Mother's Day for me is a reminder of how blessed I am...How very, very grateful I am to get to be a mother...How lucky I am to have such wonderful children...How blessed we are to be an eternal family. How blessed am I to be able to experience motherhood! I love my life and my children.