~Mother's Day~

I hope that everyone had a most blessed Mother's Day!

Yesterday, was like the very first Mother's Day, for me. Or rather it was the first that I felt was ..... for me! I know that that sounds really strange and I wouldn't have even brought it up, except that I'm just so happy that I want y'all to understand...... I'm gonna try to do this quickly........ (finger crossed) .....

I've never really felt like Mother's Day belonged to me. It was ALL about my mother. And then 7 years ago, when my mother told my brother, sister, and I that she didn't want to be a mother or a grandmother anymore, for me, Mother's day was over, for good and all. There wasn't any point. If I couldn't celebrate my Mother, then there simply wasn't any mother's day. I wasn't thinking about what I was doing to my children, taking it away from them, as well. I just thought that I might save them some heartache. Instead, I was doing the opposite. They wouldn't say anything about it, for fear of making me feel sad. My husband tried to talk sense to me, but I just couldn't understand and thought that he couldn't understand that I was trying to protect them. One Mother's day, a couple of years ago, our little man asked if he could tell me, "Happy Mother's Day"? My heart just broke as I told him that he could. Then our girls came and wished me a happy mother's day, as well. We had a long talk and that's when my eyes were opened. I still couldn't see how Mother's Day was for me, though. Until, this year....

My husband kept telling me that the children were working really hard and that I was going to be so surprised! ???? Ever the bonehead, I was wondering why? I don't want them to make themselves crazy, for me. Being a Mommy is my dream, my priviledge, my gift from God. Why would you thank me for being so blessed? But then, God started to change my thinking..... I started to be excited ..... for the children! They wanted to do these things and they were working, together, to make it a special day for me. For ME!!!!

If you're still with me.......... this is some of what happened yesterday ..... I lie in bed waiting for them to come "wake me up ;*) " I could hear them outside the door whispering and tripping over each other and then beside our bed whispering, "Now, yes, okay, now........Happy Mother's Day, Mommy!" (sweet hubby at work) I rolled over and smiled at them and tried to soak up the absolute wonder of my blessings. I was trying, so hard, to take a mental picture to last me forever. Y'all, it was just priceless! We laughed and talked for a bit, then they were off to work some more........

When I went into the living room, they had decorated it so pretty! They fixed me a cup of coffee and started mixing a cake to bake for me! A spicy, blackberry cake! Our older daughter wrote me a book........... a novel!!!!!! Can't wait to read it, Sweetie!Our younger daughter designed this apron, that older sewed for me. When I went to bed, baby girl had left me another surprise..... Earrings that she made and a beautiful card!Little man, made me this notebook! I told him that it will be great to write down all of my diabolical plans to rule the world in!!! (Channeling Pinkie and the Brain....my plans would end as theirs did, too!) He also made me a delicious candy of melted M&M's placed in molds!

I believe that it's official...........I had the best Mother's Day!!!!!! I do so hope that yours were as blessed as mine!

Many, Many Blessings,

Julie