Tribute to my Mothers

I am so grateful for the wonderful mothers that I have been blessed with in my life! I pay tribute to them on this very special day.

• To my Grandma Hansen, who I miss every day, I reflect daily on the things you taught me and remember all the joyous summers we spent at your house.
• To my Grandma Shaw, your gratitude for your family is such an example to me. I am so grateful that you spend special moments with our family and I look forward to your visit next month.
• To my Grandma Betty, I can't imagine not having you in our family and love the way you tenderly care for Grandpa.
• To my Grandma Wakefield, you are a tremendous example to me of faith and unconditional love, I will strive to follow in your footsteps throughout my life.
• To my Mother-in-Law, I am so blessed to be welcomed into your family and feel the genuine love you have for me. You are such an example to me of patience, perseverance and hard work. I love you so much and love the choice son you raised.
  
• To my Mother, I cannot express the gratitude I have for you, your friendship and your love. You are always there for me and my family. I am still learning the bonds of motherhood through the rearing of my own children and you magnify that calling beyond compare. I love you will all my heart!

I have been quite reflective about this Mother's Day because of my new role as caregiver to Hanah and James. As a Mother of 5, I am mothering all day and sometimes all night. It is the most rewarding thing I can imagine, although sometimes also the most exhausting. I love each of the kids more than I can express and count them each as my greatest blessings on this earth. I pray that I can be a light in their lives as they learn, grow and blossom.

Because Mother's Day, my birthday and our anniversary fall within a few weeks of each other, Brent is faced each year with what I call the 'Triple Threat'! This year, he and the kids spoiled me and just in time for all our upcoming visitors. These were my Mother's Day/Birthday/Anniversary presents!(The benches for the table are on back order and we will have them in 1 1/2 weeks.)