A bit about mom's

(My mom and me at our "Fancy Nancy" party)

How grateful I am,
How fortunate I've been,
That you are my mother
And also my friend!

I had such a wonderful Mother's Day and I hope you did too. I am so grateful for the sweet little monkeys that call me "mommy!" And I am so grateful for my "mommy" who is a constant teacher, friend, example, and support to me in my life. I love that I can call her to share my concerns and troubles or the mundane details of my day, and she will listen and she can do the same with me. I am also grateful for the many "mother figures" I've had in my life; wonderful neighbors, friends, relatives, teachers and leaders that have influenced my life for good. What a wonderful tribute to women that Mother's Day is!

Today as I was running in circles sorting and then re-sorting my laundry, putting away the belongings of the bathroom drawer and then putting them away again, compiling my coupons and then picking them up off the floor and compiling them again, and ...well, you get the idea; I smiled and had a little giggle inside myself as I thought "I read about it all the time, but really, truly, this is part of the bliss (did I really just call it that?!) of motherhood." This is what gives the experience of mothering character and I love it. I never thought I'd hear myself say that but I do, even all the chaos. I love being a mother and although it is infinitely harder to get my household chores done with little ones literally hanging off my legs and un-doing everything I do so that I have to do it multiple times over, I love it! I know that I will one day miss the face of my little one year old, with her bright excited eyes, grinning up at me with her hair standing on end and a runny nose that could really use a tissue, and the mess at her feet that she has just created as she explored her most recent curiosity. I will one day miss that Lexi likes to be so much "bigger than her britches" and I will miss the way Aubrey loves barbies and that she can never be parted from her blankey. They are the joy of my life!

Anyone needing a little comic relief, must read the book "All Mom's Go to Heaven" by Dean Hughes. It is short and excellent. It is written by a man who played "mom" for an entire summer while his wife was finishing her master's degree. (It's the experience we all dream our husband's could have so they could just understand us and what it's really like to be at home a little more.) It is a must read! Pick up a copy and tell me what you think.