SOME OF THE REASONS I LOVE BEING A MOM...

THESE ARE THE TOP 7 REASONS I LOVE BEING A MOM:)!!!!


LEVI...OH...MY... PRECIOUSNESS...I COULD JUST EAT HIM UP:)

SAMUEL...OH...HOW I LONG TO BE REUNITED FOR ALL OF ETERNITY WITH THIS PRECIOUS SON OF MINE...

JOJO, ANNA, AND HOPE. THERE IS SO MUCH JOY, AND GIGGLES THAT FILL MY DAYS BECAUSE OF THESE FUN LOVING KIDDOS...

LOUIS AND CALEB...MY OH MY, HOW THESE TWO ARE GROWING INTO YOUNG MEN...

Mother's Day has been on my heart all week... Of course I look forward to it with great joy... yet there is so much more that goes into it for me....

I can't help but think of all the women who are longing to be moms to children here on earth... I know too many women whose babies or kids are already in Heaven, and even some whose ONLY kids are in Heaven. I know that not everyone will acknowledge them as Moms today and that makes my heart so sad for them. I remember the years when I wanted to be a mom SOOOOO badly, and it just wasn't happening. Those Mother's Days were hard... I wondered if it would ever happen for me.... would that be in God's plan for my life?

So this week I have been praying a lot for my friends and even people I don't know that struggle with infertility or have had repeated miscarriages, or have lost babies full term, that just long for a child to hold here on earth...

I don't think I mentioned about my ride to church Easter morning. I was so overcome with missing Samuel. Easter is one of those family holidays where you can't help but think of all of your kids. I was thinking about what he would have been like as a 2 year old hunting for his Easter basket, what he would have looked like in his Easter dress ups... Just honestly, what he would have looked like at all... would that brown hair be curly or straight. I just missed having him here with us so badly. I cried almost the whole way to church... About 5 minutes before we got there, Anna noticed and asked why I was crying... It was then that we started talking about what Easter must be like in Heaven... that did change my perspective, thinking about my son celebrating Easter with the risen King Jesus himself.... but I still missed him and thought about him so much that day....

The sweet thing was that one of our friends was greeting people that morning and since it was raining, he greeted me at my car with an umbrella in hand... I can not tell you how much it meant to have a smiling friend's face greet me and help me get the kids into church with out getting soaked. It was like the perfect touch from my Heavenly Father that morning to remind He cares about all the big things I was thinking about and the little things too...

I know that this Mother's Day Samuel will be on my mind more than normal as well... Oh how this mama just longs to have all her children with her on Mother's Day... But for Samuel's sake, I know he is so much better off where he is... safe in heaven...

I am so thankful for all my kids here on earth with me and my children in Heaven... Each one is perfectly created by our Heavenly Father. He knows the number of each of their days... And we are feeling so blessed to be able to enjoy each of them we have now... they add SO SO SO MUCH JOY to my days. I remember as a little kids dreaming of being a mom... I am so thankful that God saw fit to give me those desires of my heart.

I am so thankful today for the gift of a wonderful mother who was a great mom and still is today (I so wish I could be spending part of my day with her today)... and for a wonderful mother-in-law, who did such a great job in raising my husband to be the man and father that he is today!