Love One Another

Mommy, mommy, wake up... It's Valentine's Day and I love you! My 6 year old son woke me up with those words this morning and let me just say, I feel blessed! Both of my children say I love you, sometimes 20-30 times a day and it makes my heart smile each and every time! I love my boys immeasurably and I can't imagine my life without the joys of motherhood. Even with the terrible icky parts, it's an awesome job and the pay is priceless! I'm thinking about all of my kiddos today, Tamara, Moises and Cynthia, we miss them dearly. I can only pray that God blesses each of them with the love they deserve. I think about the children of this world that are without parents or family today and it breaks my heart. I cry for the orphans and widows. I am reminded of people, like my mother and grandmother's that gave me unconditional support and love through out my life, I miss them so much. When I envision a world through the eyes of God I imagine people like Mother Theresa, Princess Diana, Papa Joe loving the poor and it gives me hope. This day is more than about loving just your spouse and children. It's about loving perhaps the unloved, the unlovable. I encourage you to do that, show an act of kindness, give the gift of a smile or hug. You may not gain material value but I guarantee your heart will smile and so will God!

Love

In just a couple days John and I will celebrate our 18th wedding anniversary. Can it even be possible that its been that long? We started dating 21 years ago which means we have been together over 1/2 our life. What an amazing accomplishment! There have been struggles along the way; smiles, disapointments, laughter and tears but through it all one thing remained, our desire to love each other as God instucts us to. He has been my best friend, my comforter, my companion, my lover and provider, even a confidant. I am blessed with his love every day of my life and I thank God for giving me such an amazing man to call my own. We are a work in progress, yes but every day that we are together God is transforming us, molding us by his own design. I'm greatful for our family, our 2 sweet boys and the wonderful people in our lives who love and support us every day. In so many ways you have inspired us to try harder and to push forward during the storms. Every day is a new day, a day to love and we are amazingly blessed to do so.

Super Mom= WOW!

I have a tremendous amount of respect for moms. I remember thinking to myself as a young girl, "my mom is my own personal super hero". This of coarse followed my mom cleaning up vomit, rubbing my back for hours, making me warm jello to drink and kissing my boo boo_'s. Who does that, I mean... who besides your mom? Well these past few days I have even more appreciation for moms everywhere. You are highly underrated, so give yourself a great big pat on the back! Take a few minutes for yourself tonight. Have that cup of tea that's been calling your name for hours, soak your feet with a good book in hand and love yourself enough to appreciate a few minutes of me time because you deserve it!