Mother’s Day

Today we celebrate Mom.  I used to not have a lot of emotion about this day.  All it meant to me was it was a day to celebrate something that I wasn’t.  That giant, gaping, big old hole in my heart and soul was empty, dark, and, well, even emptier.  So, I prayed.  I prayed hard that the hole would find a way to be filled.  I had no idea what I was going to be blessed with, but I was so empty, that I knew something would be better than nothing.  Boy, I had no idea what was in store for me…

First came the ones that came along with marrying the man of my dreams.  A ‘mom’ of sorts to an almost college student, a preteen and a pre-preteen, was not without challenges, but they were blessings.  Blessings that fill my heart, sometimes so much it just overflows and leaks out my eyes.

Then came the ones that have come along with having kids, their friends, significant others, etc.  Some of you are still around, heck, one of them even had the good sense to marry in.

The kids that have worked for us over the years~ anyone that can power wash a pig nursery and come back for more for over 10 years….there is something more there than employee/employer.

Then there is the one that came home.  The one that I had given up all those years ago when I was just a baby.  My flesh and blood.  The final piece to my mom puzzle.

My heart overflows today…and I can’t help but think of the “Are You My Mother” story by P.D. Eastman…the little bird looks all over for her mama…and finds many forms of mom along the way.  Sometimes Moms find their kids in many forms.  So. This is for all of my ‘blessings’….ALL of you.

Each one of you has completed me.  It doesn’t matter if I gave birth to you or not.  Each one of you have completed my journey to be a mom.  I love all of you with everything that I have.  I may say it a lot, and use an excessive amount of emojis when we text, but I do that to let you know that you all are my world.  I couldn’t be prouder of all of you.  So, today I want to say Thank You, thanks for showing me what being a Mom is all about…thanks for being a part of my ‘tribe’.

I love you all….xoxo 😀  ❤