Yesterday I got to finally have my first Mother's Day! After waiting so long, it was so sweet to celebrate this day with my little family. I just feel so blessed to be a mom. I am so thankful I didn't really know what I was missing out on while I was waiting. It was hard enough as it was that I think if I'd known how awesome being a mom truly is, it might have been unbearable.
All that to say, the memories and scars from that time of waiting are still there and my heart is soft towards those women waiting for their first Mother's Day. One of my friends who also struggled with infertility directed her blog readers to this short article about Mother's Day and various struggles. I recommend reading it, as it helps each of us see the day from other women's perspectives. If any of you reading this are waiting for that day when you also get to celebrate, know my heart hurts with you and I hope one day God gives you your own miracle. Until then, trust Him to provide. He is faithful.
Now, on to our day...Eliana got me flowers, made me biscuits and gravy for breakfast and made two really cute mom crafts for me (with a little help from daddy). We then went to two different parks together during the afternoon and just had a nice, relaxing day as a family. I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Like I said, I just feel so blessed!
Enjoy some pics of our day...
All that to say, the memories and scars from that time of waiting are still there and my heart is soft towards those women waiting for their first Mother's Day. One of my friends who also struggled with infertility directed her blog readers to this short article about Mother's Day and various struggles. I recommend reading it, as it helps each of us see the day from other women's perspectives. If any of you reading this are waiting for that day when you also get to celebrate, know my heart hurts with you and I hope one day God gives you your own miracle. Until then, trust Him to provide. He is faithful.
Now, on to our day...Eliana got me flowers, made me biscuits and gravy for breakfast and made two really cute mom crafts for me (with a little help from daddy). We then went to two different parks together during the afternoon and just had a nice, relaxing day as a family. I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Like I said, I just feel so blessed!
Enjoy some pics of our day...
2 comments:
I really loved that article you linked to about Mother's Day. Since placing my daughter for adoption in 2004, Mother's Day has been a weird day to me. I'm a mother. Sort of. But not really. Mostly I just felt awkward. Wanting to be acknowledged on that day, but not sure how. Hallmark doesn't have a card category for "Yep, you've given birth to a child, but you aren't raising that child....Happy Mother's Day!" This year it was a much easier time for me because of my second child, James, who I AM raising/mothering.
I had not given a lot of thought until your post to all the women who aren't mothers, but desperately want to be. Thanks for sharing your perspective! AND HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
-Betty Anne
That is another perspective I've not thought about. I'm sure it has been difficult. Thanks for sharing. I love that we have so many different lives to share with each other. Congrats on your Mother's Day too! I hope it was special!
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