Mother's Day is coming....

Obviously Mother's Day is less than a week away. I think I'll probably be a mess that day...most any holiday that falls on a Sunday gets to me emotionally. I think the quiet, worship, time to reflect, tends to bring out what's in my heart.

So here it is....been thinking about my mother and am very grateful she was able to stay home..she was Homeroom mom, taxi driver, nurse, cook, made the best Valentine's Day boxes, took us to the bakery after school for treats occasionally, drove us to piano, soccer, cheerleading, football, T-ball, drum corp, gymnastics, church, etc., sewed some pretty cool Halloween costumes, made Easter, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and birthdays a lot of fun, and much more!!...I love you, Mom.

Then, I think of my grandmothers...my Dad's mom, Grandma--I remember, made great homemade noodles and rolls...she dreamed of becoming a Rockette, so that's where they think I got my liking for cheerleading as a teenager.....and my Mom's mom, Mamaw--'Yoo-hoooo!'..she was a great cook, too; a great homemaker, she let me spend the night with her when Dandy would go on fishing trips; they let me drive their new Mercedes as a 16-yr-old; we shared a birthday..and much more...

Of course I pray that my girls know the depth of my love for them...
Finally, I think of Jing-Jing's and Emma's biological mothers. Where are they? Are they thinking of the daughters they once knew? Wondering where they are today? It's almost more than I can bare to ponder for too long. I am so thankful God allowed them to give birth to these precious girls and that He chose me, of all women, to be their Mama, for this time. I may not have birthed them myself, but that by no means lessen the love I have for them in my heart.