"The Girl": Mother's Day

Mother's Day 2017

What does Mother's Day mean to you?

A few years ago I had to have a Hysterectomy and after that I hated Mother's Day. It broke my heart because not only did I want more kids but Mother's Day was two days after I had it done and I was absolutely miserable.

Oh but did I get spoiled by my children and husband. I was experiencing so many emotions at the time but still the love of my family never failed.

I havent had my mom around much either and to me that was really hard to want to celebrate Mother's Day.

Well this year I had to dig down and really think about what it means to celebrate Mother's Day. Why do we do it and what does it really mean? what am I going to get out of only being noticed one day out of the whole year? A LOT!!!

What an Honor it is to have a day to be able to say I am raising or raised my children!

I gave Birth to this baby, I held you inside me where I kept you safe from the dangers of this world for a short time.

How amazing it is to be able to have held you, even if it was a short while before you returned to Heavenly Father. What a blessing your children are to your life.

I carried you

I held you

I clothed you

fed you

worried for you

cried for you

stayed up late nights for you

used myself to nourish your little growing body

I adopted you

I raised you

I have cleaned your face

I have tucked you in at night

I have laid there dreaming of what you are going to be or what you would have been

I have laughed with you

Made funny faces with you

been in pain for you.

No matter what I will love my children because they are a blessing. The ones I have here and The ones I have lost.

Being a mother is so important. Us mothers can be so hard on ourselves because sometimes at least I know I have felt this way but Sometimes I feel inadequate. I see other moms and I think "Man I need to be more like her or do what she does." then I realize that is so unrealistic. We wouldnt learn from each other if we were all the same. Each of us moms have something different to offer and that is an amazing thing. None of us are better nor are we worse but we have all been through something different and have been raised different and that is something that we need to realize. We all have so much to learn from each other and need to remember that we are remarkable and we are doing a good job!

Even though we only celebrate the one day out of the whole year it never hurts to show your grateful for your hard work and your mothers hard work throughout the year. make some brownies, give some flowers, give a home made card, or call and say Thank You! If your mother is passed send a prayer or visit the grave site and if you are to far away send a good thought or balloon message. It feels good to be told as a mother that you are doing a good job. You have been through SO much and remember how special you are.

this is my first year to enjoy Mother's Day and I hope you all know how important you are and how special you are.