Here we are, another year later, with Mother's Day upon us. I went back into the archives and read what I posted last year. My sentiments are unchanged. You can
click here to read it. After all we have been through in our family in the last year with our move, I have realized that the Wee Ladies are just as happy as they were the year before. It is our love and consistency that keeps them so secure.
I have reached a new place in my role as a mom. I have always loved being home with the Wee Ladies. That was my choice and we have made sacrifices in other areas of life to accommodate that decision. I have reached a new level of calm. I am not so anxious anymore about making sure everything gets done, that I need to have my 'away' time. I am really embracing the Wee Ladies and the time we are sharing together. I keep telling myself that this time in life is so fleeting and that they will be grown up in no time. I am loving the time that they want to spend with me because I know that won't last forever.
We are busier now than we have been in a long time. We are out and about more, visiting more, playing more. We are having a ball with each other.
I hope that we continue to stay close and over the years I will stress the importance of having an open and loving relationship. I tell them about a million times a day that I love them. I am very affectionate with them and they are in return. They are with each other- most days. It is so amazing to see them cuddle and hug one another. I will always encourage that open and honest expression. I am like that with my own mom. We have always told each other how much we love one another, whether it is verbal, or in a card.
Moms need to know they are loved.
I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day this year. I hope you enjoy your day with your children and your own mothers. I hope you get a great gift from your kids. EvieG gave me a calendar today. Each month has her hand prints worked into a seasonal picture. It is perfect. Spark Plug gave me her picture in a pretty bucket with special stones. The Destroyer gave me a cute little craft she made. I will always cherish these gifts.
Time goes by so quickly. I hope that we all can enjoy each other this Mother's Day and take the opportunity to really express our love for our mothers and families. Life is too short not to spend some special time with those closest to us; our mothers. Even if it's on the phone from a far distance.
Happy Mudder's Day, 2009!
Here is this year's poem from an Ann Lander's column from 1987:
"The Time Is Now"
If you are ever going to love me,/Love me now, while I can know/The sweet and tender feelings/Which from true affection flow.
Love me now/While I am living/Do not wait until I'm gone/And then have it chiseled in marble,/Sweet words on ice-cold stone.
If you have tender thoughts of me,/Please tell me now./If you wait until I am sleeping,/Never to awaken,/There will be death between us,/And I won't hear you then.
So, if you love me, even a little bit,/Let me know it while I am living/So I can treasure it.
All's I'm sayin's all.
PS We are going away tomorrow to spend some time with our mothers and grandmothers. I will be back next week! Thanks for reading!
Labels: Family, Reflection
