Happy Mother's Day

I haven't been ignoring this most recent holiday. I have been thinking of just the right thing to post....the pressure, the pressure.

Being a Working Mom can be a difficult job. There never seems to be enough time in the day. The ideas in my head of fun things to do with the kids never seem to happen because I'm just too tired at the end of the working day to do them with them. There is always something else that needs to get done like laundry folded, dishwasher emptied, dinner made, etc., etc. Some times my free time is taken up by thoughts of work or paperwork to complete. I sit at the computer with little hands hanging on my arms wanting my attention, to sit in my lap or read a book. But I think "just give me a minute so I can get this finished."

But I've learned that it is what it is and it is something most mother's share whether you work or stay at home. There is always something to get accomplished and we can never complete all the ideas we have in our heads. I have a teacher friend, who is not a mother, that always has cute crafting ideas she does with her students. I told her how I should do those things with my boys but I just didn't have time. She said "those things are for teachers to do with them, relax, don't worry about it. You have more important things to do with them." How wise. I am thankful for knowing that I can only do so much in a day and a new day will come tomorrow.

I am thankful I know this because of My Mother. She is so helpful to me and my family because she knows that there is only so much time in one day for one person to accomplish them all. She is always willing to help with the kids or bring dinner or listen to me blabber on about this or that. She is a positive force and a supportive being that lets me know I can make it another day and that I'm doing a good job. She is the definition of a Mother.

I am thankful for my husband's Mother. She raised such a wonderful son who has become a loving husband and father. He is an example for his own sons and one I am proud they have. She raised a son that is respectful of women and people, a supportive teacher and proud family man. She is the definition of a Mother.

Mother's raise our future Mothers and Fathers. And for that, we should all be thankful.

Happy Mother's Day!