Happy Birthday Shelby and John!

Shelby turned 6 on September 11Th! She was so excited to go to school on her birthday and show off her Bunny she made at the "Build A Bear Workshop". We made cupcakes for the class and her teacher made it a fun day for her. We had a family party that night at Doc's pizza.

John's birthday was on the the 13Th. I felt really bad for him as i have been in bed since Friday with the stomach flu. We will have to celebrate it next weekend when we can go out to dinner and do something fun!! John has been very good while i have been sick. He took the kids to church today and then to my parents for a dinner and birthday party! Wish i was there!!

Mothers nuture all those in need...

I had an experience the other day cleaning that i can not get out of my mind... I clean this gentleman's home every Tuesday. He lost his wife to cancer about 2 years ago. I used to just go in and clean without even thinking about him and his circumstances. I felt bad, but not bad enough to go the extra mile for him and his children.. When i was cleaning the other day I had this overwhelming emotion rush over me and i realized that this family must really enjoy coming home on Tuesdays after school and work to a clean house! I suddenly felt very sad for these young children with no mother. How they must feel to not come home to a loving mother who washed their clothes cooked them dinner and helped them with homework and other things mothers do.To the husband who has a broken heart and a heavy burden of raising these precious children by himself. I feel like i can help this family if only for one day a week feel as though they have someone that is there to care for them and for their needs. I have to tell you that the little boy's room is the biggest disaster every Tuesday i get there and I'm almost afraid to open his door! Now I'm looking for way's to help him keep things organized.. We all need to be nurturing mothers to all who need it! I am so grateful to be a mother. I have learned everything important in my life, through my experiences as a mother. One very important aspect of motherhood, is the fact - that "motherhood" is an eternal calling.
Regardless of whether or not a woman is able to have children, she is nevertheless - a mother. A woman - is a mother to all she knows and loves.
This - is what I have come to know, about motherhood. To be a woman, is to be a mother. Motherhood is the gift given to women - to bring life into this world, in countless ways.