Happy Mother's Day!

Mother's day causes me to reflect on many things for many different reasons.

I'm so thankful for so many Mothers out there that have made such a difference in my life.

Obviously for my Mom. She had the unfulfilled yearning to have a child of her own, and although I'm very sad for her that she was never able to experience the awesome joy of pregnancy, labor & delivery, and holding a child of her very own...I'm also so very thankful that she and my father opened up their hearts and home to a child that needed them...me.

I'm also thankful for the woman who raised the man I love. She raised 3 kids basically on her own and taught them their values and the important things in life...and now I am blessed to be married to a man that I adore and is the very best father that I've ever known. He is respectful and loving and I know that I owe much of that to his upbringing!

And in a completely other direction...I'm thankful for the woman who gave birth to me. I can't say that I think about her much anymore, but from time to time she does still cross my mind. And I'd like to think (and I hope) that there are at least a few days of the year that she is thinking of me as well...Mother's day being one of them. I don't really know anything about her or if she's still alive...but I'd like to hope that she wonders about me and hopes that I am happy and healthy and have lived a good life. I guess after so many years of being bitter and angry with the woman I've never known...I wish the same for her...health, happiness, and that she's lived a good life.

Lastly and most importantly...I'm thankful to be a Mom. It's probably one of the most imporatant (and hardest) jobs I've ever had. Both becoming one and being one. The journey to get Max and Miles here was beautiful and heartbreaking all in one breath. I guess having Mike was another beautiful and heartbreaking journey as well, but for completely different reasons. I've learned a lot from all 3 of my kids and I can't imagine my life without any of them. They are the joy in my heart, the skip in my step, and the reason behind my smile!

To all the Mother's out there...I wish you a wonderul Mother's day. I hope that you are spoiled rotten and reassured that you are appreciated and loved for all the things you do...for the obvious things and for the small daily things that you do that go un-noticed, but that make a difference.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!