Mothers.
photo by adam
Being a mother is one of the greatest experiences of my life, but it's also one of the most challenging. I have come to realize most things in life that are worth anything are also the ones that will try us the most. So even though some days I get up and think, I can't do this anymore, I see my adorable three little girls and want nothing more than to be everything that they want and need. It's such a crazy feeling to know that I'm responsible for them. Me. Responsible. At times it's a weight I feel on every inch of my body and other times it's the greatest joy I can imagine. I'm not sure there is an in between...at least not yet. So I continue on this journey called motherhood hoping that one day I will understand it, the things that we do and the stresses we put on ourselves, so that when that day comes I can see clearly through the rough.
Besides giving me time to reflect, I love Mother's Day because it's the time I am showered with the most handmade gifts. It was the gifts I loved giving the most as a child and it's the gifts I love receiving the most. Here is what my darling girls made for me this year.
a notepad from Bella
a shrinky dink necklace from Tess
a paper mache flower from Megan
Oh and I don't want to forget my sweet Adam who is always so wonderful to me and especially on this day. Along with redoing my bathroom, soon to be done, he gave me a box of chocolates.
Thanks love for making my day fabulous.
Thanks love for making my day fabulous.
8 comments:
Hmm, I was commenting on the post above this, but then it was gone. Very cute, though. And you look fabulous for 105!
I love that picture of you with your girls. I'm glad you had a great mother's day. My friend April posted about an epiphany she had while at church yesterday. The speaker was talking about how motherhood is the highest and noblest calling, and how that means it's also one of the hardest. Anyway, her epiphany was that it's okay that it's hard. It's supposed to be hard. She wrote it much better than I'm retelling it here, but what you wrote reminded me a lot of her post.
Yes, yes Amy! It one of the greatest experiences but also can be the most trying- and we haven't even hit the teenage years yet! Handmade gifts are really the best, at any age. I love that necklace- how could you not love those treasures?
Sometimes I wonder how I got all this responsibility, too. Is that allowed? Because I don't know if I can handle all of that responsibility...
It is amazing how motherhood can make you vacillate between craziness, exhaustion, and joy. There's nothing else like it!
I totally agree with you with the things you said about motherhood. I love the homemade gifts! Looks like you had a great day!
i love reading these thoughts...they are so true. the hardest things are the ones most worthwhile and the ones that are most rewarding. love the shrinky dink necklace.
Happy Mother's Day! I also love the handmade gifts, usually from school or primary. I keep telling Ken that I need no additional store bought gifts from the kids, but I think he's afraid I don't mean it.
oh godiva, after looking at this post...I am going to go and get me some dark chocolate pearls...they are the best...in lu, that nobody gave me anything for mom's day....thanks for the inspiration.
That's a wonderful picture of you and the girls.
I love all the homemade gifts too.
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