In the past I used to get upset
on Mother’s Day, because I was not a mother...yet. Today is the first Mother's
Day I get to celebrate with Grace and Kalei!
I thank The Lord for these
children and the blessings they have been to my life. I never knew I could love a little person so much - until I became a mother. It is through the
experience of being a mom that I have an even greater love and appreciation for
my mom.
A Tribute to Mom,
I giggled in excitement each time I would feel the girls’ kick inside of me - you were just as delighted when I squirmed around inside of you.
For you created my inmost
being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb. Psalm 119:13
Hearing the girls’ first cries warmed my heart to know they were really here - you also cried tears of joy when I was born.
The instant love I had for the girls - I now understand the unconditional love you had for me from the start.
Waking up at 2:00 AM to crying babies - I know how you selflessly took care of me no matter what the hour was.
Changing diaper, after diaper, after diaper – I imagine you did this with a smile:)
Preparing meals and feeding babies - I remember you always nourished me with good food (you gotta eat:).
The love that I have for Grace and Kalei is like nothing I have ever felt before; it makes me joyful inside and out - this is the kind of love I now realize you have always had for me.
Telling you thank you for everything you selflessly do for me is different now, because I truly understand the kind of selfless love a mother has for her child/ren. It is the closest kind of love I can comprehend as to how much our Father in heaven loves us.
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to
what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another
above yourselves.” Romans 12:9-10
Thank you for loving me and for showing me how to love. The light of Jesus shines through you brightly!
“We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19
I love you Mom!!
