Mother's Day

Wow - once again I sit here looking at all the photos and the catching up I have to do.  I use this blog to share all that God is doing in my life - to explore my "Aha" moments, but also to document our family.  I have it printed out in book form at the end of each year and the kids love to look through the different volumes that adorn our coffee table.  I guess it's my simple way to scrapbook in this busy life of mine so I hate when I get behind on stuff.

Bear with me today as we do some documenting.......

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is always a bit interesting to me.  Once I became a mom myself, I still had a hard time realizing that it was "my day" around here.  I guess I just got into the the habit of celebrating my own mother and I was fortunate enough to be able to do that for 31 years of my life.  My mother will have been with our Lord for 10 years this December. 

Wow - where does time go?  I am very thankful for the wonderful, Godly example that my mom was.  She helped make me the person - the mom - that I am today.  Both in her life and in her death.  There are days, like Mother's Day, that I miss her of course, but here I sit 10 years later and I am thankful for all the lessons I have learned because of her death.  I know at first that sounds harsh - but I know that I would not be the mom, the wife, the friend, the person I am today without God bringing me to that place of saying goodbye and then getting me through the last 10 years without her.  It's been an amazing journey.  One that I am incredibly thankful for.  God is so faithful.  In both the good times and the difficult ones.  And because of those difficult ones, I am able to better celebrate my own children.

Anne worked hard this year to help make my Mother's Day very special.  I was invited to a special breakfast where Anne served my food, sang me some songs (along with her classmates) and read me a story.  It was a sweet day.  She was very excited to help honor me in her own way. 

The morning was complete with a portrait of me - complete with my Apparent Project jewelry!

LOVE it!!!

We spent Mother's Day with Russell's mom.  I could not ask for a better Mother in Law.  She is such a treasure to me!

 

Three generations

 Russ and his dad - talking church. 

We spent a lovely afternoon together.  Jarod made me a wonderful breakfast on Sunday morning and I even received a special card from Meggie - 

My kids are so funny!!!!