happy mother's day

From our home to yours!

Hope you had a great day,

So glad we could spend time with you in April!

Love from out west!

my 3 little blessings!

today is mother's day
with the business that we own our spring and summers are very busy
so my husband wasn't even home today
that's okay, he gave me a little something yesterday
this week though the girls have been scheming and making things
i was instructed where i couldn't look during the week
sometimes i honestly forgot and i would have someone screeching
"don't look in there"
this morning i was happily sleeping and all 3 of them got up early to get things ready
i guess it was too early for me (before seven) because when bugsy opened the blinds and yelled "happy mother's day", i told her to close the blinds and let me sleep! not exactly a very motherly response! oops! to put it in perspective i went from fully asleep to fully awake in 2 seconds!
they then graciously waited another 45 minutes and i awoke to my face being stroked and all three of them on my bed staring at me in anticipation! "wake up mom" they cooed and for some reason i could hardly get my eyes unglued
this time they were determined and got me sitting up right, even if i wasn't seeing straight
then they showered me with handmade gifts and love, papaya gave me a back rub (i was tempted to fall back a sleep) and bugsy made me breakfast!
after church this morning , they played happily all afternoon
helped with clean-up after supper
and we had time for a family game before bed
i feel so blessed that God has given us our 3 girls
i have learned, grown and been stretched by them in so many ways
i am so glad that i am a mom and that i can be at home with them!

happy mother's day

to my mom

hope you have a great mother's day

wish we could be closer

thanks for being you!

to oma

happy oma's day

we love you and are so glad we could spend time with you in march

see you in the summer

love you!

j,t and k

mother's heart

i have been trying to pray the 7 x 7 prayers for my girls

http://audreycaroline.blogspot.com/2008/11/seven-prayers-day.html

i will keep at it, day by day

my hope is that my prayers become unceasing

that prayers flow out of me, instead of quick words

that i pray first, act after

today, my oldest daughter is struggling, hurt by the sin of our world

entering the struggle i went upstairs to her room

i walked around, sat on her bed

and interceeded for her

life is poking her, it is hard to see her hurt

i prayed for protection, understanding, patience, love

and mostly that God would be behind, before, and all around her

this job of motherhood....it's too big

i can't do it on my own

i wish i could align the stars for her

but i can't

i can pray though

and love

and listen

remember when i was there as a child

and keep trusting her to God