Mother's Day 2010

Some people think that Mother's Day is a day to celebrate family...spending time with those you love, honoring thy mother, making special trinkets to be saved for years yet to come, recognizing how special the role of "mama" is, a special meal or whatnot.  I like to celebrate mine alone.  Every day is "Mother's Day".  To me, every normal day is a day to celebrate with loved ones.  My children tell me they love me every single day...they also tell me why.  That alone is plenty reason to make me feel special in my job...caretaker, nurturer, nurse, doctor, teacher and all other shoes I often find myself wearing.  (some more comfortable than others)  So, I like to celebrate by taking time to myself...not to reflect on my strengths and weaknesses as a mother, nor to think about my children....time to just do things for me to recharge my batteries.  And that is exactly what I did this year.  I started the day off with crepes on the beach....my toes in the sand, the morning sun on my back, the salt breeze against my face...pure bliss.  I took my camera and spent 3 hours capturing the beauty around me.  4 hours of peace and quiet.  Then I went home and "celebrated" with my loved ones.  Scott had spent some time with the kids making me a card.  Each of them put their footprint on paper and colored it in and then drew one special thing.  Dayton drew a heart and printed the word "heart" under it.  Saige drew a picture of me.  It will be a card that I will treasure, that I will look at when I'm old and think "wow, where did all the years go?"

I recall making gifts and cards for my own mother when I was younger.  I'm pretty sure she kept most things - I wonder what she thinks of when she looks at all those memories and years gone by.  I hope that she always felt loved by her children the way I feel loved by mine.  I'd like to think that she is proud of who I've become and where I've gone in my life yet also feel proud of herself for bringing me into this world, loving me, guiding me, teaching me..for I am today, a mother.  And while I am learning as I go, I take all that great wisdom she shared with me to be the best mother that I can be.  I am thankful for her role in my life and all that she has given me and taught me.