Mother’s day 2016
Mother’s day, typically a day to recognize mothers. A day for presents and love and hugs and
kisses.. so many of us go out to dinner and celebrate a special mother..
I think yesterday was one of the best mother’s days for me.
Don’t get me wrong all of the past mother’s day with big gifts or small have
been great. However, yesterday my kids and husband truly gave me the best gift.
To see there little eyes all on me to open my special gifts, gifts they had
carefully thought (and perhaps fought) over. My sweet little 9-year old man
could not wait for me to open his package.
He had been so eager to hide the fact he had something special for me.
As I opened, the package and found a bracelet, one he told me all about. “It
has pink cause that’s your favorite color and I know you have pink stuff to
wear. It has peach too cause last year your bracelet was peach/pink”. Then I
had to open the card. It was a sweet card telling how much they loved and cared
for me. Then my sweet 14-yeare old daughter with her crazy rose gold colored
hair handed me a large candle and a night gown. All eyes on me to smell the
candle and let them know if I thought it smelled good.. of course it did but
even if it had smelled of dirty feet I would have said it smelled great. They
followed me all over the house to make sure I lit the candle put the gown out
for the evening so I could sleep in it and put my bracelet up so I could be
ready to wear it today (I did of course). My husband told me the story of how
they walked all over the store to pick out items. Returning to the candle aisle
2-3 times.
What’s so great about a bracelet, night gown candle and
card… well nothing really it was the way they were so determined to keep it a
secret and how they all wanted to make sure I loved my gifts.. funny thing, I
love them and their actions more than any gift. The love they showed and the
excitement they had to give their Mom a gift meant the most.
I think sometimes we get so wrapped up in what we get or
didn’t get we forget to really feel the moment and take in all the love our
peeps give us..
