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Sunday, May 11, 2014

Mother's Day


Happy Mothers Day to all the amazing mothers and grandmothers, and birthmothers.  Today is a day to reflect on the blessing that children are in our lives.  I have just a few thoughts for the day and since this blog is due for a new post, here goes.  I am so grateful for the opportunity to be a mother.  All I ever wanted was to be a mother.  The story goes back many years.

When I was a teenager I remember watching the movie Saturdays Warrior.  Many of you may remember that movie as well, an 80s iconic family movie for youthin my day

If you havent seen it or dont remember, let me catch you up. There is a girl, main character, named Pam.  She is a twin and one of the eldest in a family of eight children (more than 2 nowadays is a lot to someI would have been great with 20 kids).  Early in the movie there is a scene where she is in heaven dancing and she says, As long as I can dance my way through life, well thats all that matters.  Then she is born and on earth she is paralyzed from her waste down and confined to a wheelchair.  After watching that part I had a very distinct thought, that I was once in heaven saying, As long as I can be a mother then that is all that matters, but that I would not be able to have children while on earth.  All this while I was a teenager, I wasnt even thinking about marriage or family at the time, but had that fear. 

As I am reflecting on our adoption story I am thanking my Father in Heaven to be able to celebrate this Mothers Day, I recall many times when the question, Why am I facing this trial, with the one thing I wanted is the one thing I have struggled with, and why when having children is such a righteous desire would I not be able to have children?  Then the experience I had as a teen, with that movie comes to my mind.  And even though I still dont know the complete answer to why, I know He was preparing me to be able to accept this trial.  Tender Mercies. 

I love Mothers Day, I couldnt wait to be able to celebrate a Mothers Day (with children) and now I have celebrated my 7th oneI look forward to always celebrating Mothers Day because it reminds me that I am a Mom and that is a blessing I will always cherish, no matter how hard the job, I am so grateful for it. 

Final thank you to my amazing husband and beautiful children for this day and of course my Loving Father in Heaven and my Savior.

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