Mother's Day

Happy Mama's Day! This year was sweet. I felt very loved, very appreciated, and very missed. This past week was kind of a tough one for me. I've been dealing with a fussy/sick/teething Emmett while running off of very little sleep some nights. I felt exhausted, overwhelmed, emotional, and I was missing my guy more than ever before. My sweet parents got me these flowers as an early Mother's Day gift and I don't think they realize how much I needed that at the time. I LOVE THEM.

I went out for a girls lunch on Saturday with my friends Sydney, Jessie, and Sara. I've known these girls since high school and now three of us are moms! So crazy how fast life comes at ya. It was such a yummy and fun afternoon catching up with all of them. Sara was soooo sweet and made each of us a homemade candle for Mother's Day. She is the absolute cutest!!! I want to be more like her.

Mother's day was my favorite day. I heard some things I didn't know I needed to hear and felt recognized for my efforts. Jason messaged me that morning saying, 'I love you! Happy Mother's Day, baby. You are the best part of this family and we are the luckiest in the world to have you.'  *Que the waterworks* He also shared such a sweet post for me online. I love my boys so much and I am the lucky one. 

The rest of the day consisted of church, treats, family, flavored sodas, splashing water, social media posts, melt-in-your-mouth smoked brisket, wedge salads, homemade rolls, a park visit, angel food cake, gifts, and mexican train. It was a great {and needed} day for this mama.

I love being his mom.

I'm happy I was able to celebrate this day with my mom. She really is the best of the best and I am so thankful for her.

I loved taking some time to reflect on the day I became a mother. I feel so, so blessed.

"May I say to mothers collectively, in the name of the Lord, you are magnificent. You are doing terrifically well. The very fact that you have been given such a responsibility is everlasting evidence of the trust your Father in Heaven has in you."

"Do the best you can through these years, but whatever else you do, cherish that role that is so uniquely yours and for which heaven itself sends angels to watch over you and your little ones."

"Through the thick and the thin of this, and through the occasional tears of it all, I know deep down inside I am doing God’s work. I know that in my motherhood I am in an eternal partnership with Him."

"You are doing God’s work. You are doing it wonderfully well. He is blessing you and He will bless you, even—no, especially—when your days and your nights may be the most challenging."

- Jeffrey R. Holland, 'Because She Is a Mother'