Happy Mother’s Day

Today may be a day that is really driven by the card companies and flower shops but you know what…I’ll take it! Happy Mother’s Day!

Whether you are a mom or you have one that is patiently waiting for her breakfast in bed, a hug and a card or a longed for phone call - we all can relate to the whole notion of motherhood.

For me motherhood was like Christmas. Something I waited for and something that I knew was going to move me beyond anything else I had experienced in my life.

The first time I held my child I couldn’t believe this warm bundle looking up at me had come about because of the love I had for the fellow next to me. I remember waking up at night just so I could go and stare at her breathing being ever so thankful that I was blessed with this child.

The experience was just as sweet with my second child. Yesterday he reluctantly showed me a cut on his thigh that he had been concealing from this week’s rugby game. Instantly I wanted to go tend to it. But you know he stopped me because he had followed all the steps of cleaning and tending to it already. Yes they grow up fast.

Thankfully I also have my own mother to go and give some love to today. The picture above is shot of her peonies I took last year.  They remind me of her.

This has been a week for emotion. Yesterday my daughter showed me a black and white photo she had taken recently of my mom for her photography class.

That brought me to tears. The picture is beautiful and captures her in mid conversation with my daughter. She’s not dressed up (as she is usually is) - it is one of those very natural pictures that you want to lock in your mind. Her expression has that tender look that comes on her face when she is talking to her grandkids. It is hard to explain but I know it when I see it. Perhaps you know what I mean. It’s that look of special, endearing love.

Whether your mom is with you today or not, I hope you have her near you in your heart and mind.

Tags: Family Life, New Urbanism