Every few years we have a grand collision of Mother's Day
and Cody and my Birthday's.
It makes for quite a Grateful and Happy Day ♥
This happens to be one of those years we celebrate
Mother's Day and Cody's Birthday....
mine not so much ;)!
To all you Mothers & Grandmothers ~
This is for the mothers who have sat up
all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with
Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It's alright honey,
Mommy's here."
Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies who can't be comforted.
This is for all the mothers who show up
at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their blouses and
diapers in their purse.
For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween costumes. And all the mothers who DON'T.
This
is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see. And the
mothers who took those babies and gave them homes. And for the mothers
who lost their baby in that precious 9 months that they will never get
to watch grow on earth but one day will be reunited with in Heaven!
This is for the mothers whose priceless art collections are hanging on their refrigerator doors.
And for all the mothers who froze their
buns on metal bleachers at football or soccer games instead of watching
from the warmth of their cars, so that when their kids asked, "Did you
see me, Mom?" they could say, "Of course, I wouldn't have missed it for
the world," and mean it.
This is for all the mothers who go
hungry, so their children can eat. For all the mothers who read
"Goodnight, Moon" twice a night for a year. And then read it again.
"Just one more time."
This is for all the mothers who taught
their children to tie their shoelaces before they started school. And
for all the mothers who opted for Velcro instead.
This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their daughters to sink a jump shot.
This is for every mother whose head
turns automatically when a little voice calls "Mom?" in a crowd, even
though they know their own offspring are at home -- or even away at
college.
This is for all the mothers who sent
their kids to school with stomach aches assuring them they'd be just
FINE once they got there, only to get calls from the school nurse an
hour later asking them to please pick them up. Right away.
This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can't find the words to reach them.
This is for all the step-mothers who
raised another woman's child or children, and gave their time,
attention, and love... sometimes totally unappreciated!
For all the mothers who bite their lips until they bleed when their 14-year-olds dye their hair green.
For all the mothers of the victims of recent school shootings, and the mothers of those who did the shooting.
For the mothers of the survivors, and
the mothers who sat in front of their TVs in horror, hugging their child
who just came home from school, safely.
This is for all the mothers who taught their children to be peaceful, and now pray they come home safely from a war.
This is for all the mothers we miss.
Happy Mother's Day Mom
I l♥ve and miss you soooo much!
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Now for the best birthday present I ever received!
The baby of the family
~In Alaska~
You were a smart little guy -
throwing your bottle out the door so
Whitley would retrieve it for you!
Always a happy little guy,
even when you had to wear glasses
at such a young age.
You have such a quick whit and
usually keep us in stitches!
You've grown up too fast
my fantastic Seafood Chef
I am so PROUD of the man you have become ♥
and honored to call you my Son!
I love you with all my being!
Happy Birthday Cody!
Happy Birthday to us!!
