Oh Mother’s Day . . . I have a love/hate feeling about that day. I love being a mom and am so grateful or 3 wonderful, healthy daughters that God has given me. I also loved being celebrated by them (with the help of my wonderful husband, of course). We had such a nice day staring with a morning around the house, then going to church. I was able to take a rest in the afternoon and then Tom prepared tea for us for dinner. (With enough food for our lunch today too!) We ended the evening with a fire outside because the weather was AMAZING!! So that is the part I love about Mother’s Day.
No chance of all 3 girls looking at the camera AND smiling . . . this was the best one. 🙂
As far as the part I hate . . . I don’t get to celebrate my Mom any more (at least not have her with me – I know I can still celebrate her, but it’s not the same.) For a while, I thought it was getting easier as time passed, but as life progresses and I get older, I find myself more and more upset that I lost her at such a young age. I wish she could have met the girls. She would have loved their singing and dancing so much. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t wish I could pick up the phone and call her and ask her advice or just talk to her about the tough things that are going on. I know her death was all part of God’s plan, but still have a hard time understanding why. As for now, I’m glad Mother’s Day has passed. I know I’m not the only one who feels this way . . .
We also didn’t get to celebrate in person with Tom’s Mom. I love that we moved up here, but sure miss family on holidays (and other times too)! I love you Mom. 🙂 Wish I could have given you a big hug in person yesterday!