Happy Mother's day!

I have to say I am probably more blessed than I ever would have thought I would be as a teenager of divorced parents and the turmoil that brought in my life. Today I have been blessed with so many people who have influenced my life in one way or the other. Since it is mother's day. I want to show those women in my life that have influenced me. I live in the same house with my mom and have for 3 years. I never thought we would be living together after I grew up. I don't know who it is harder for her or me to be living together again. My mom has taught me so much. I don't tell her enough how much she kept me going over the years being able to talk to her when my life was falling apart. Having her just listen and occasionally give me advice whether I wanted it or not. She taught me to fight those battles our kids don't have the strength to. Stand up for what you believe. I look at the group of us she had to raise the pure amount of stubborn that lived in our house. I know it wasn't easy for her that I gave her part of her gray hairs as well as my siblings. But I also know the love she has had for all of us is so unconditional.The love she has for the lord as well came through even if not spoken. Today my kids are the ones giving her gray hairs or making them more gray. She helps me so much by driving my kids all over so I can work and they can still have a life and do extra things. I know I am exhausted some days that she has to be even more so.
I don't say it enough how much I love her and appreciate her. I hope she knows.
My Aunt Shirley has such a quiet/peaceful presence that rubs off on you when you are around. The love I saw in her eyes for her husband and her kids. I try and in some part of my life conquer that peace and love for others. There are many other women I watch in church in life and take a piece of them with me to be a better mom.
When the morning started I have to say it didn't seem like it was going to much different. It was Sebastian's birthday and Mother's day. Trying to not over take his Birthday with Mother's day. Cole came in and asked how my day was going. I shrugged my shoulders. He said so it's like any other day. I said basicly. A few minutes later I got out of my room to make Sebastian's cake to find my kids cleaning, my mom doing the dishes. Malcolm was going to start dinner before church. Alex offered to pitch in with Brownies and cupcakes. Eve was even cleaning when I had just sent her back to bed because she was not feeling well. I wanted to cry watching them give of themselves for me.
We finished dinner after church and Grandma got up to start dishes I watched Eve take over and say nope it's Mother's day. When I tried to help the same was said to me. The kids cleaned up dinner and let us not do it. How wonderful that was.
After playing games. I went to check on Eve where she told me to pull out a box from under her bed. In it was my mother's day present. A sweet picture she had drawn, a photo albulm from our mother/ daughter night at young womens, a book, some other goodies but what really brought me to tears was the letter she had written me about what I meant to her. She will never know what that letter meant to me.
I also received a sweet note from Alex telling me how I keep the light shining in his life to do good.
How much more can you want in life than to be a mom of such wonderful kids.




I was intially going to write this in two parts about my mom and about my kids. Funny how word travels around here. I received a call from my mom a few minutes ago. Yes we live in the same house but still use the phone. I know pathetic. lol.
She called to tell me that her friend Ruth had called and told her that my ex had given a talk in sacrament meeting today and spoke about me. He mentioned that there were 4 women in his life that had made a difference for good. I was one of them. Something about being a good mother and how I effected his life for good. I didn't think I would ever hear that from him. It leaves me speechless.