Happy Mother's Day!

Happy mothers day to our sweet moms!  

We are so blessed by your unconditional love and support.  Thank you for being you, thank you for doing ALL that you do for us now and all that you did while raising us.  And, most importantly, thank you for bringing us to church and teaching us about God and setting us on a path to know Him.  Even more so than in years past I think, as the realization that Aedan will soon be here and I will soon be a mom sinks in, I am so thankful for your example of what a godly mother looks like.  Aedan is lucky to have such wonderful grandparents.

This evening we got to celebrate both of our mothers, which is one thing I love about living close to family.  First, my brothers and soon to be sister in law came over to our house and we cooked a meal for my mom.  It was fun just to have some time so spend as a family and talk and laugh.  Mom--I hope you know how loved and celebrated and appreciated you are! 

Then, we took a card cookie bouquet over to Landon's mom house, since she had been out of town for a family reunion, and hung out there for a bit.  And, Landon fixed their electronics while we were there, which is always a good gift. :)  We haven't seen them much lately, so it was good just to sit and talk some and catch up too.

Thank you Pam, for raising such an awesome son.  He is one of God's greatest blessings in my life and I am a better person for having him as my best friend and my husband.

And does it count as Mother's Day for you when your baby is still in your stomach?  I'm not sure.  But, all day wherever I went people were telling me happy Mother's Day and asking when I was due, so that was really sweet and fun.  I can't want until next year when Aedan is here in our arms instead of inside of me!

While today was a sweet, fun day for Landon and I, I want to acknowledge too, how hard I know today is for a lot of people.  We know a lot of people personally who want a baby and don't have one yet, who have just lost their mothers and who are dealing with other issues related to being a mom or their own moms, that just makes today hard.  I found myself thinking about my mom and my grandmothers today too, especially Mere, who just passed away a few months ago.  It was weird not to call her.  And thinking my sweet friend who unexpectedly lost her mother this year.  And thinking about our friends who are wanting to be moms and dads and aren't yet.  I don't know why God gives some people some trials to go through and other people different trials.  But today,  I just want those of you for whom today was a hard, rather than joyful day, to know that you are on our hearts and minds and in our prayers too.