Happy Mother's Day

This day is for the amazing women who brought life into this world, took on the role of mom in unique ways and who sacrificed so much, all in the name of motherhood. To the moms, mums, ma's, mams and mamas of the world — Happy Mother's Day. You are loved. You are seen. You are appreciated. You are honored.

If your mother or mother figure has passed on and this day is hard for you, I am so sorry. Please stay strong and know that nothing outshines love and that their love is always near, keeping you warm. I know that no words can touch the pain but some how, some way love is the medicine. My heart goes out to you and you have my deepest sympathies.

May is hard. It's very difficult. I get shaken up whenever it comes 'round. But I celebrate my Grandmother in the only way that I know how on this day: by attending her church with my mother and wearing a big ole hat that I sewed a rose onto in her honor. My gran taught me how to sew and I wanted the hat to be special. She loved hats. This church is a very special place to me. When I go there I am often moved to tears and today was no different. 

Today is Mother's Day but your mom is more than one day. She's more than nine months. She's worthy of being known as a person and of being appreciated for all of the things that she went through before she had you. That matters. As a daughter, a daughter-in-law, a niece, a sister, a granddaughter and a wife, Mother's Day is special. Sacred, even. Because no one would exist without their mothers, and their mother's mothers and their mother's mother's mothers and so on. I have so much respect for the women who have raised, embraced and adopted those who needed them in their life. For these things and more, you are celebrated. 

Happy Mother's Day.

(photo is me and my mother at church. She wanted me to wear a dress and I was like ummmmm no. lol but my husband and I bought her a nice cake to enjoy.)