Mother's Day 2009

You know you are truley blessed when you are awaken by two little girls kissing you on the cheek!!! Today was Mother's Day and they were ready. Hannah and Emily not only gave me kisses to wake me up this morning but they took me for breakfast and gave me "gifts". As the pictures show, I was given a nice card with 2 pictures inside. One picture is a picture of my 2 daughters and the other picture is thanking me for all I do. She then gave me a coupon book. There are 5 coupons: 1) 100 hugs 2) Take out the trash 9 times 3) Help in the kitchen 100 times 4) Clean her room 99 times 5) Feed our pets (fish) 91 times. How precious is that!!! Now I know how my mom and dad felt when I gave them the coupon book I made for them!!! We stayed at home and had "family day" as we seem to all be suffering from a cold. We ended the day grilling steaks as the rain came in. I love being a mom!!!

This Mothers Day evening I now sit here and think of the women in China that made my Mothers Day possible. They gave their children up for their own reasons that we may not know nor understand. I imagine that their hearts must ache as they wonder what ever happened to these "lost girls from China". I do pray on this Mother's Day that these women can be overcome with a comforting and peaceful feeling that these children are safe and loved unconditionally.