Happy Mother's Day to me!

How did I get so lucky to have 5 beautiful amazing children??  Growing up, the only thing I ever knew I wanted to be was a mom.  When I was in college, I fought it in my mind every step of the way, b/c even then, the only thing I wanted to do was be a mom.  When we got married, I told hubby I wanted 5 children.  I am so thankful to him that our family has grown to 5!  I felt very loved today, and just felt so blessed, so lucky.  I know I take for granted sometimes all that I have, but I was very mindful of it today, and for others that may not.  As I end my Mother's Day tonight, I am in prayer for friends that I know want to grow their family.  I am praying for the over 3,000 children waiting to be adopted whose photos I looked at today. 

I pray for my oldest son, they boy that made me become a mother.  I still scoop up my "baby boy" and tell him how happy I was the day he was born, how that day was the day I had waited for all my life, to become a mother.  I know you will be my boy that calls me all the time to know what is going on...I tell ya boy, we are 2 peas in a pod :)

 I pray for my sensitive, loving youngest daughter.  As her daddy said last night, "she could save the world".  Every child she hears about that needs a home, she wants them to live with us.  Every other animal as well ;)  I pray for the little girl that I got to be a mom to for a month...sweet, sweet girl has had a lot of heartache in this life, and she is still smiling, and is doing so well. 

 I pray for my oldest daughter...my "calm in the storm" on many days...my 2nd brain, my friend.  She is like her daddy in many ways, and that is the very thing I love about her the most!  I love that her #1 dream in life is to become a mom too...and a foster mom at that ;)

 Oh my sweet Z.  I pray daily for the wisdom to do the right things for you, to help you continue to blossom as you grow.  You have such a spirit about you that brings so many smiles and laughter to our family.   You give the biggest, and tightest hugs I have ever had!

I pray for my Little C....you are the sprinkles, on the icing on the cake.  You are a momma's boy through and through.  What else can I say?  Your smile says it all.  

 I am also praying for the woman that gave birth to my 2 youngest sons, praying that she heals, and may someday know the love that I know. I look at them so often and think of her and her life, so parallel to mine, and wonder how I got so lucky. I want her to feel the love I feel. I hope she knows how much her boys are loved, how thankful I am for them, and what beautiful, precious gifts they are.   I am so grateful they get to grow up together.