Mom

Today is my precious mom's birthday! I am so thankful to have her as a mom, she has been everything that I need and the perfect mom for me. From picking me up when I fell, to wiping away my tears, to knowing at the exact moment that I needed a hug, she has always been there for me, in the good and bad. How do you show someone just how very much they mean to you...I found a poem that fit her perfectly.


A Mother's Love

A Mother's love is something
that no on can explain,
It is made of deep devotion
and of sacrifice and pain,
It is endless and unselfish
and enduring come what may
For nothing can destroy it
or take that love away . . .
It is patient and forgiving
when all others are forsaking,
And it never fails or falters
even though the heart is breaking . . .
It believes beyond believing
when the world around condemns,
And it glows with all the beauty
of the rarest, brightest gems . . .
It is far beyond defining,
it defies all explanation,
And it still remains a secret
like the mysteries of creation . . .
A many splendoured miracle
man cannot understand
And another wondrous evidence
of God's tender guiding hand.

~Helen Steiner Rice

Mom, it is funny to think about being a teenager and wondering why I couldn't stay out as late as some of my friends or go to a certain concert or watch a certain movie or date a certain boy. I had a "It's so not fair" attitude....but I can see now all that you were doing, moving Heavan and Earth to protect me from a selfish and evil world. Even at the cost of your teenage daughter's diapproval. :) I know that I would do anything to protect my precious girls and you were doing the same for me. I didn't understand then, but I understand now.

Thank you for being my angel on earth, for loving and protecting, forgiving and sacrificing. There are no true words to explain all that you mean to me. You have given me so much....you have made me feel safe when I was scared, loved when I was heart broken, beautiful when I felt ugly and you showed me what it was like to be a Godly woman in an ungodly world. Thank you for you constant prayers and for your never-ending love. You are amazing and I love you more than you can imagine!
Happy Birthday, Mommy!

My Constants

I should have posted this long ago.

Ally has transitioned to Pre-k amazingly! She enters into the room everytime with her big girl attitude, a hug and a kiss and a wave goodbye. For those of you who remember, Ally never LOVED going to "school/MDO." There were tantrums and crying and only every now and then she was ok. It was hard to watch and to leave her crying for me to come back. But in the end, she has grown into herself and into her new world of Pre-K, of new friends, a new teacher, and a new room. To be honest, I didn't expect it to go so well but everyday it has been a blessing to see Ally's new attitude of "I can do this!"

In a world that pulls me up and down, this way and that, it is reassurring to have some CONSTANTS in my life. And writing about Ally's new attitude about school, I realize that it has amazingly become one of these constants. It is something that I can count on now to be OK. Here are some more of my constants~

1. The amazing grace of my Savior, Jesus Christ.
2. Answered prayers (Example: Ally's attitude toward school!)
3. My husband will always love me.
4. My children will always want to cuddle after bath and they will always ask for ice cream but not always get it! :)
5. My girls will always need me.
6. The sounds of Hunter's cries when I leave the room~ :)
7. The love of my family.
8. Good friends.
9. Laughter at the end of the day....as the girls run around to entertain Hunter as I put on her pj's.
10. Easy nights.
11. Sleepy mornings.
12. Shoes on the floor in every room, it seems.
13. I am ALWAYS out of SOMETHING.
14. Maddie and Ally's little voices singing in the house, in the car, in a Target near you!
15. Oh, and (drum roll....) LAUNDRY!
Just to name a few....

Thank you Lord for constants, each and everyone of them!