A Divine Calling

Why not stop my blogging drought by posting about Mothers Day?! Sounds like a good idea to me! I'm feeling pretty sappy/emotional tonight so be forewarned :)

Today was Mothers Day. Since becoming a Mother myself, this holiday has taken on an even deeper meaning for me. I think it's so wonderful that we have a day a year set aside to honor those beautiful women and mothers in our lives. Right now I want to talk about my own Mother. Growing up I think I respected, appreciated, and treated my Mom pretty good. I for the most part was a good kid and don't think I caused her much grief. (She may tell you a different story!) The more I grow up and become more deeply involved in the lives of my own kids I realize just how much my Mom did for all of us 9 children. Not only did she provide enough love for all of us, she also led by example the way that we should live. I to this day feel that my Mom is PERFECT!! I cannot believe how much patience she had with us all. I honestly can only recall one incident where she maybe "lost it!" And when me and my sisters talk about it, we have a good laugh! How in the world did she do it all?!! She rarely raised her voice. I love that about my Mom. Too bad I didn't pick up that habit! It makes me sad that I didn't fully appreciate my Mom as I do now. I guess it really takes us having our own to realize just how demanding physically AND emotionally motherhood is. I love that I can talk to my Mom about anything. It's so fun to have her as my bestfriend. I just wanted to let my Mom know how much I LOVE her. Sometimes I think love isn't a strong enough word for the way that I feel. She is amazing and I don't know how I was so lucky to be placed in the home that I was, but I know that it was no mistake and that Heavenly Father truly loves me! Happy Mothers Day MOM!!

Now I want to talk about the other amazing Mother in my life.... Wendy!! I cannot begin to tell you how thankful and lucky I am to have her as my Mom in Law. When my girlfriends/sisters sit around share some horror stories about their MIL's, I just sit back and smile. I have ZERO complaints.... zip, zilch, zero, nada! I'm not just saying this to try and score brownie points either! I love her so much. I'm so thankful for the special relationship that we share. I'm so thankful for the way that she raised JD and for the love that she shows unconditionally to all her children. She is such an example to me. Not only is she a great Mother but she is an even greater Grandma!! Seriously, this lady was born to be a one. Her Grandkids adore her to no end. There is nothing she wouldn't do for each of them. I love you Wendy, thank you for welcoming me into your family with open arms!

Onto my Mothers Day......... With JD gone these past few years for work over this holiday I found myself thowing a pity party. My kids weren't old enough to realize what this holiday was all about and I felt unappreciated. Well this year was definitely different! Jace this entire week has been asking me what I wanted for Mothers Day and has been making me cards non stop which in turn gets Avery excited about it and then I have an overload of drawings and pictures! My sweet sister, Laurel, is staying with me until I meet up with JD next month. So this morning Jace creeps into my bed and is trying to wake up Avery. (Brody and Avery both climb into my bed in the middle of the night, a total separate blog post ugh!) He is whispering to her and telling her to come on and play that "game" with him. She finally wakes and I hear giggling for the next half hour coming in from the kitchen. Then in walks my sis and kids with a tray of food. Breakfast in bed!! A first for me!! The kids were so dang excited to do this for me and it just filled me with so much love and joy to see them so proud of themselves. Seriously how sweet was it for my sister to want to do something for me. I felt so special. Of course the kids thought it was so cool to eat breakfast in bed they had to go grab their scrambled eggs and eat them with me as well. It wasn't long before toast crumbs and eggs were all over my comforter! It's a memory I won't soon forget. Jace and Avery wrote me a note to go along with my breakfast too. Then as if that weren't enough, Laurel got all my kids ready for church for me! We headed to church and my sweet visiting teacher whom I also work with in YW gave me a corsage and pinned it to my shirt! It was the sweetest thing. Then in Sunday school we had a wonderful lesson on Parent Responsibilities. I was reminded that Motherhood is a partnership with God. It really hit me hard today. How lucky am I to have been chosen by God to raise these beautiful children. I'll admit, there are a lot of days that go by that I feel unappreciated. That my work never ends, that I never get a chance to "clock out." That nothing belongs to me that isn't lost or broken. I don't even have my own dang bed! (Like I said, whole other blog post!) But would I ever trade it??? NOT FOR THE WORLD! I always wanted to be a Mother. I dreamed about it when I was younger and now here it is. It is definitely the hardest but most rewarding thing I've ever done. I LOVE my babies!! So all in all, I had a very unforgettable Mothers Day.


These are the beautiful flowers my husband sent me last week "just because." He then told me that he realized after he sent them that Mother's Day was that next week so I guess these doubled for both!! I love him so much, I couldn't imagine anyone I'd rather be raising our kids with.

And my yummy breakfast in bed....

Jace's note to me... I'm the most "speshlest" Mom!!






Little Avery's note

Us in all our "morning glory!"

We clean up much nicer!!.......

This pic makes me laugh, Jace would not smile because Avery took his spot! Haha

There we go! Much better Jace :)

Happy Mother's Day to all the special women in my life... I'm so blessed to have my Mom's, sisters, and friends by my side during this "journey!" LOVES TO YOU ALL!