Mother's Day.... A day filled with all kinds of bittersweet emotions. I used to hate Mother's Day - mostly because of insensitive people, not because of the holiday itself. I think back on the years of infertility we experienced and feel sad for other women facing those tremendous emotions of pain and grief. Our first baby was due in mid-May and we had such big dreams for that first mother's day.... which didn't come to be. So then, Mother's Day was reliving the time when he should have been born. Mother's Day improved with the arrivals of Bryant and Alex, but that soft spot has always been in my heart - for the woman who doesn't have children and wanted them; for the child who has few good memories of their mother for whatever reason; for mother's whose children are serving in the military; for all those sad situations in this world.
Today, was our first Mother's Day with Elle. We celebrated with Bryant and Alex first as they were Confirmed at church today. Then, we went to my sister's for a wonderful dinner with her family and my folks. It was a good Mother's Day for a change - with only a tinge of those sad thoughts. I pray that God blesses each of you today - with warm memories and happy thoughts of those we love - whoever they may be!
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