Happy Mother's Day, all you mamas out there! I hope you had a wonderful day. I did! I woke up to see the smiling faces of my sweet husband & my beautiful baby girl, greeting me with a pink rose & a handmade card, along with a gift certificate to a local spa! They treated me to breakfast in bed & it was wonderful! After I finished my coffee, I shuffled into the kitchen, where Rylie was perched in her booster seat (she has recently opted to boycott her high chair) chowing down on a buffet of muffins, eggs & sipping on her "elmo juice"(juice box with Elmo's picture on it) served in a 9 x 13 glass baking dish! Pretty funny what Daddys can come up with when they are in charge! No complaints here...it was a great day. We got ready & went to church. I got a cute thing from Rylie that she made in the nursery....a butterfly made by tracing her hands & feet! It is proudly displayed on my fridge. The message/sermon was on Mary's role as Jesus's mother....good message. It got me thinking how blessed I truly am....Just have the privilege of being a mother. I had no idea how much you could love someone until I had my daughter. Now I can have a greater appreciation on Mother's Day for my mother. Stewart & I are both blessed with godly mamas & step-mamas who love us. I have received a few emails lately in honor of Mother's Day, talking about the highs & lows of motherhood & how we are so important in shaping a young life. This is true, but most important, God has entrusted me & Stewart to guide Rylie to know her heavenly Father.....to teach her how great God's love is for us. We are so blessed to have this little girl to take care of & to love & to have her love us. As I write this, I hear her in the other room saying "EEE-OOO" (translation "video") trying to coerce her Daddy into yet another viewing of a Baby Einstein DVD. Each moment is precious......I praise God for each one. We prayed & prayed for a child & God did truly give us what we asked of him. I hope that He will bless our family with more, but even if that isn't his will, I thank Him for already blessing me with so much more than I deserve.
