Happy Mothers Day!

We hung around home today, taking naps and cleaning, as we are still trying to get over our colds. We did have some fun with the camera though. It's fun to see Quinn get into having her picture taken. I think we took like 300 pictures! What a fun evening!

Happy Mothers Day to all the mom, and want to be mom’s, and friends of mom’s, who care for our kids! Happy Mothers Day to all the I hope to be a mom, women. Happy Mothers Day to the I don’t know if it being a mom is in the cards for me women. Happy Mothers Day to all the Dad’s that help fill a mothers role. Today is one of those days that is so lovely for some and so hard for others at the same time. So to all of you, I pray you are blessed with a day where you can find peace and love yourself for who you are.

I still think back to the years that I wanted to get pregnant so badly. I remember staying in bed all day one mothers day crying, wishing I could have the opportunity to be a mom. So to you women who are hoping to be a mom, I pray for your wish.

I am thankful to know the mom’s like me, who have children with special issues. I have gained insight from you. I have learned I’m not in this on my own, I see that our kids are just kids, first and foremost, and we are so lucky to have them. It’s not always easy, but still, I’m grateful to see more love then frustration, and more thanks, then aggravation. Thanks to all you mothers.

In my case, I am thankful for Quinn for so many reasons. I think most importantly I am thankful for the small things. I’m thankful for not taking any “I love you” for granted. I’m thankful for every step Quinn takes in the walker. I’m thankful for every hello wave I get. For every cuddle, and for every new morning. I’m thankful for the hope we have, and not knowing what the future holds, finding peace in the present is something I’ve had a hard time coming to terms with, rather then planning the future, but I’m getting there, and I know I am a better person thanks to my amazing daughter! Quinn, I love you so much!

I also know a number of wonderful mom’s who don’t have their children with them anymore! To all of you, I am amazed! I am humbled, and I am honored to know you. I don’t understand God’s plan for us, but I am a believer. I don’t understand why we are given the path we are given some days, but I do believe we are given the ability to overcome our obstacles. I think of my Grandmother who has lost 3 of her 5 children. Before I was a mother, I understood that it was a hard thing to have lost 2 uncles, and 1 aunt, but I did not really have anything in my life to compare it to, so I simply could not understand. Now I still can’t totally understand what that experience is, but after having Quinn, and after almost loosing her, I understand how strong women are. So to my grandmother, I am honored to be part of your family, and seeing you so strong, yet humble, so loving of your kids, who are with us, and who are not. I have learned so much from you, and am so grateful to have you in our lives. I think of you and pray you have a blessed day.

To all the mothers out there with healthy children, congratulations! I hope you find the joy in the laughter, the smile in the spills and messes, the joy in new dance shoes and karate clothing. I hope you grab up your kids tight and love them to pieces. How lucky you are, and what a blessed day this is for you.

To my mother, who has always made me feel like I’m so important to her. Who has shown me what hard work is, and how to do without. To my mother, who has shown unconditional love and total support through my good moments and not so good moments. To my mother, I can’t say more then I love you, and am so fortunate to be your daughter. Thank you!

I’m so thankful for Quinn, as well as my 250ish other kids, who I hope will take just a bit of me with them as they go on in their lives after elementary school. We had our Zeman fine art program this last Thursday and it was wonderful. For the last few years, we have a chorus concert as well as an art show full of 4th and 5th grade art. Every year, I get butterflies and hope it all goes well. Every year, I think, I’ve got myself together this year, I’m not going to cry as I watch our 5th graders, thinking how this is my last chance to see them on stage. Then I think back over the last 6 years I have had the opportunity to teach them, and learn so much from them. I think of the special moments we have, and the tears start flowing. Goodness, part of me thinks, get a grip, and gain a bit of control, the other part of me is thankful for who I am and accepts the tears, I have some amazing kids, and I’m lucky to push some of my momish moments onto them. I hope they leave my classroom with a bit more creativity, a love of the arts, but most of all, a sense that they are worth so much and have so much to offer the world.

I better close this up and get to bed, before I get any cheesier! Goodness! I do want to end with prayers for a few mom’s who have kids in and out of the hospital right now. I know that they are spending times this mothers day with kids that are not feeling great and I pray that their day can be calm and peaceful with lots of love and hugs and grace. I’m praying hard! I’m stealing a quote off one of their pages.

“As a mother, my job is to take care of what is possible and trust God with the impossible.” ~ Ruth Bell Graham

Blessings!
So fortunate to be Quinn’s Mom!
Susan