I love mother's day. I love being able to think about all the amazing women in my life and what I have done for my family. It is the one day that I really pat myself on the back and enjoy what it means to be mother.
Matt spoiled me today with:
*breakfast in bed
*a wonderful, inspiring talk
*a delicious dinner and dessert
*played with the kids and took care of all their many needs.
WONDERFUL
I am so blessed to have such a wonderful mother that has raised me to be the woman that I am today. I am so grateful for her and all the things she did for me as a child. I remember her playing "Uncle Wiggley" and "Memory" with me all the time when my brother's and sister's were in school. I remember her teaching me to make pie and ginger snaps. I remember her carving pumpkins with me while we danced to Ray Conniff. There are so many wonderful memories of her creating and shaping me to be the mother and wife that I am today. I am so glad that I learned those lessons (even if I didn't act like I was learning, I did learn). I am forever blessed by her example.
As a mother, I have discovered that it is not about how much laundry I can get done or how clean my house looks, it is about the legacy that I leave in the hearts of my children that they will in turn leave in the hearts of their children. We are not just making dinners and planting gardens, we are cultivating generations of people. It is amazing to be a mother and I am grateful that I can be blessed to be one. Happy mothers day to everyone! Thanks for all you do.
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Matt's talk was possibly my favorite part of church today. (as I spent the next hour and a half in the mother's room...awesome.) He did such a great job, and said so many things that I truly needed to hear. Thanks Matt!
"Uncle Wiggly"!!! That was one of my FAVORITE games when I was little. I totally forgot about it!
Happy Mother's Day, Jen!
"We are not just making dinners and planting gardens, we are cultivating generations of people." Awesome, Jen! Thanks for that wonderful perspective.
Any chance I could read his talk?
It was such a great day. So glad we got to spend it together!
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