I woke up to a seven year old little man whispering happy mothers day in my ear. I wouldn't have had it any other way! Little miss slept till 8 which allowed me to get a shower alone and ready before she even woke up! I received sweet mothers day cards specially made by sweet little hands and a beautiful knot bracelet from my hubby showing that the two of us make a knot and we are tied together! My day was starting out with such ease, such sweetness......
UNTILL..the fussing began, the "I had that first" and "she took my" and the "BUBBA" but then I remembered ALL of this is part of my title..MOMMY, Mom, Momma.
I had one request and that was for pictures with the two that gave me my best and most valued title....
They obliged and I was pleased with my sweet memories in print, so we headed to church. Dropping Emmy off to class times two (for bible class and children's worship) was horrendous. She held my neck so tight I thought I might cry, instead she cried when I peeled her off of me! Mommy fail! After worship we attempted to take my precious momma to eat and after 4 failed attempts we grabbed barbecue and store bought desserts and too it to the house. By this time the kids were in rare form and I felt like I had threatened/fussed and more discussions with them on their behavior that I usually have in one day and it was just lunch! We made it home and all fell into our beds for a LONG nap. We all woke up to much happier selves and got ready for our big family moment of fishing.
We caught so many fish we lost count. Emmy got to use her first princess fishing pole, D got so good at catching fish he beat us all hands down. I heard more laughter, saw more joy and heard less fussing in those two hours than I had all day. I am blessed. I am usually not this transparent on my blog but I felt today in light of our last year I must be REAL. Today I am celebrating being a mom, the good, the bad and the BEST! Today I am praying for the moms who have lost their sweet kiddos, kiddos who have lost their moms and those who have never been given this precious title, and for fellow moms who are struggling to stay afloat and raise their sweet kiddos to love others.
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