Every year, Mother’s Day is a bittersweet day for me…..
I only got to spend one Mother’s Day as a mommy with my mom….she died before I celebrated my 2nd Mother’s Day.
On one hand, I am sad….I miss my mom terribly, especially on Mother’s Day. And even though it has been almost 8 years since she passed….I still can’t pick out Mother’s Day cards for anyone…Steve gets that job. I miss her, I wish I had one more day, hour, even minute with her.
On the other hand, I am so incredibly blessed with 2 amazing mothers in my life. My step-mom, Joan and my mother-in-law, Helen. And I am also blessed with 2 beautiful girls who gave me the best job on Earth!!
So how can I be sad when I wake up to Kari giving me her handmade Mother’s Day gift that she made at school?? Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the real Mother’s Day gifts (like my new camera), but it is the handmade ones that I look forward to every year. This year’s gift was hands down (no pun intended) the best…..
Here is the present all wrapped up…
And of course, my sweet card (love these the best)…..
My sweet present….
It is Kari’s actual hand print handing me some flowers!!
So, how can I even be sad when this is what my Mother’s Day looks like…..
I can’t…..and that my friends is the beauty of a child….they make your heart smile even when it doesn’t want to. I love my 2 girls and husband more than anything in the world and THAT is the sweet part!!
Until next time…..
2 comments:
awwww....i'm sorry that you celebrate mother's day without your mom. but i'm so glad that you have two sweet girls to make your day perfect! kari's gift is so creative and adorable...i'm impressed with her teacher! i know that it will be something that you will cherish! kids really are the biggest blessing! :)
sounds like you had such a wonderful mother's day! kari is precious! what a doll :-)
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