Happy Mother's Day

I awoke this morning to see my three beautiful boys and took a moment to thank God for these treasures in my life. How lucky I am to not only be called Mom, but to be the Mother of these wonderful little human beings. An even better treat were the gifts that each of them made. Unfortunately, Dominic's gift was damaged beyond repair by little hands yesterday so I do not have a photo of it.

Joshua drew a picture of me and then wrote about how special I am, and what he loves about me (and the fact that he hates it when I ask him to put his clothes in the hamper)

A special flower handprint from Joshua

I LOVE the gift Matty gave me. In case you can't tell, on the right is a picture of his handprint and a teary poem about him growing up.

Dear Lord, it's such a hectic day

With little time to stop and pray

For life's been anything but calm

Since You called on me to be a mom

Running errands, matching socks

Building dreams with building blocks

Cooking, cleaning, and finding shoes

And other stuff that children lose

Fitting lids on bottled bugs

Wiping tears and giving hugs

A stack of last weeks mail to read

So where's the quiet time I need?

Yet when I steal a minute, Lord

Just at the sink or ironing board

To ask the blessings of Your grace

I see then, in my small one's face

That you have blessed me

All the while

And I stop to kiss

That precious smile

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in my life. I hope you enjoy your special day.