No meetings for Jeff, a good breakfast I didn't make.
Homemade cards from my kids
A Sunday I didn't have to teach in Primary and was going to attend Relief Society.
And while I know there are some who dread Mother's Day because you are without children, sometimes those of us dread it because of the messes we get to clean up regardless of it being Mother's Day. Still not the same, but we all have our reasons for loving or disliking Mother's Day.
I love Mother's Day - I do now, see 2 paragraphs down. I love to listen to the primary kids sing - I choke up every time they perform. Don't really need to be recognized in church with a gift, but I appreciate it nonetheless because not every mom or wife or woman is appreciated at home and the Bishopric appreciates the women of our ward. I love the excitement of the primary children as they create a gift in primary for their moms.
I love my mom - she's amazing. I love the leaders I've had over the years. Those Young Women's leaders who helped me even if I didn't want help or appreciate the effort they went through to make me loved in a ward that I didn't have very many friends. Sure I knew girls, but they were older and younger - not in my grade. It was hard for me, but they loved and nurtured me regardless of my attitude. :) And still today I look forward to going home and talking with them. I don't remember any lesson they ever taught, but I remember that they love me and wanted the best for me. Honestly I still don't feel old enough to be in callings like Presidencies of church organizations but I appreciate and love my RS leaders, Primary and YW who serve in our ward.
Actually my first 'Mother's day' after I was married, was not a pleasant one. Not even sure if Jeff knows this - he will after he reads it. We had been married 1 1/2 years and I was pregnant with our first to be due in July of 2003. I was emotional already, then Sunday Jeff woke up with a stiff back and I went to church by myself. I didn't think he was really hurt, just figured he wanted to go home and not be at church. We weren't exactly spiritual giants at the time and we were serving a young married ward in the primary which consisted of ONLY nursery age kids. But I got to go to Relief Society that day and I didn't really know anyone (yes we'd been in the ward since being married, but I don't like meeting knew people and the ward to me, felt as if everyone was already friends.) So I sat on the back row by myself and tried to not cry the entire time - mad at my husband, mad I was emotional and just sad. Then during the closing song, a girl came to sit by me. I looked up to see Stephanie sit down, put her arm around me and share her hymn book with me.
My first thought was "oh great, not exactly the person I wanted to have sit by me"
Not because I didn't like Stephanie, I did - she was a cute girl. But she was also the 'other girl'. The girl that Jeff was interested in at the same time as me and he chose me. And now we're in the same married student ward. awesome. I thought for sure she was thinking 'thank goodness he chose you and not me', but I know she wasn't. She's just a genuinely good person - I appreciate her kindness on a day that I didn't feel so kind.
ANYWAY fast forward 9 years to 2011:
This is what my husband looks like after going camping and driving home in the middle of the night because our older son puked all over the tent, sleeping bag and everything else - handsome guy huh!? :)
My sweet little Abbey
My gorgeous flowers straight from the back yard! Which sadly were thrown out later that day because both Jeff and I are allergic to them indoors. haha - just funny really.
My gorgeous Lea and 'sharp as a tack' Lucas
