Happy Mother’s Day
Today is the first Mother’s Day in a very long time that I won’t be with my girls. Eric and I snuck away to our Gimli oasis for the weekend and they are back at home. It is going to be tough not to see them, but this is all a part of having grown children.
I feel very blessed to be able to call myself a mom. It is my most favorite job in the whole world. Ever since I was a little girl, it is the one thing I knew I wanted to do. Anytime I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, the only thing I could think of was, I want to be a mom. I am really lucky too, I have two of the most wonderful daughters that anyone could ask for. They are so kind, thoughtful, creative, hard-working, polite, beautiful and they each have their own unique style. Just like Eric and I, the girls are quite the opposite. They used to fight like crazy, but their friendship and closeness has grown & flourished and is now what I wish I’d had with my own sister. When I meet people and they tell me that they know my girls and how wonderful and polite they are, it just makes me beam. I got to be a part of that. I helped create that. I am their mom. I love it and I love them!
I am very blessed to have a wonderful mom. She has such a beautiful heart. She loves all of her children unconditionally, which shows every day. And she would move mountains for her grandchildren. She used to sew little outfits and costumes for her granddaughters and dressed them up all of the time. She got involved with the kids’ dancing careers very early and stuck through to the end, she attended basketball and volleyball tournaments, and once she even stood in line for almost three hours in the scorching heat so her granddaughters could see Winnie the Pooh and gang. Now that is commitment. My Mom is so wonderful and I feel very lucky to have her.
I am also quite blessed to have an amazing mother-in-law. She has a beautiful smile that could brighten up an entire room. Her heart is so big and so full of love, I swear she doesn’t know what to do with it all. She is always ready to lend a helping hand, or just give a big hug if you need it. And not just a random big hug either, she gives the kind of hugs that you can feel throughout, you can actually feel her positive energy flowing into you and you end up knowing that no matter what is going on, that everything will be okay. And once those girls came along, she was such a wonderful grandmother, always ready to help whenever she could and do fun grandma activities like Tinker Town dates and shopping trips, movie nights, or even just taking the girls so Mommy & Daddy could have a night out. She loves them both so much and would do anything for them.
Sasha & Rachel have such a wonderful bond with both of their grandmothers. They are truly blessed to have these great women in their lives, as are Eric and me.
I have been truly blessed to have many wonderful women in my life. I come from a very large family. I had two very strong, yet loving grandmothers, who taught me that no matter how many grandchildren you have, there is room for all of them in your heart, and believe me, my one grandma had a lot of grandchildren. I also have many aunties that I am varying degrees of closeness with, but I love them all very much. They taught me to be strong, loving, caring, how to give big warm hugs and to always say “I love you”, some of them taught me how to be silly, how to do my makeup and how to play dress up, how to listen, and even how to just be a kid. I learned so many valuable things from my aunts, that I will be forever grateful for.
I was also blessed to have my special aunties as well. I had an Auntie Laurie, Auntie Janice, and Auntie Yvonne. These were my “aunties by choice”, close friends of my mom’s that were there, and they just became “Auntie”. From these ladies I learned the love of music, their voices were and are so beautiful, and such an inspiration that I found that I love to sing as well. I got lots of extra hugs and kisses and lots and lots of love. I am so thankful to have had these special women in my life.
Mother’s Day is a special day set aside to recognize our moms. But not all of us get the privilege to be a mom, and not everyone gets the great mom that we look up to. Some may look up to their grandmother, auntie, a friend’s mom, or someone else.
Whoever that person is for you, make sure you tell her that you love her.
Happy Mother’s Day to the wonderful & special women in our lives!
