My Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!!

I know how blessed I am!

I have the two most wonderful daughters in the whole world!

Now, all of you mamas out there may beg to differ, 

as your children are the most wonderful children in the whole world to you.

But that is what being a mama is all about!

We are chosen to parent the children that God thinks are the best fit for us!

At times, we may question that, 

and our sanity,

and God's wisdom

OR

His sense of humor!

But we know that our children have caused us to grow in ways

we never could have grown without them.

We know that we are the mother's we are because of our own children.

 

And we are the mother's we are because of how our own Mothers 

have invested their lives into us. 

I know how blessed I am. 

I have a wonderful mother, 

the beautiful Barbara Jean. 

Thank you Mommy for being the best mother in the world,

and the perfect mother for me.

As Mother's Day is always on a Sunday,

my Mother's Day started like nearly every Sunday.

I am blessed to be able to be a part of the

Celebration Arts Team at 

Twin Cities Church.

I sing on the vocal team.

My hubby plays lead guitar in the band

and India serves on the drama team

and the Ultimate Adventure vocal team.

We LOVE getting to serve these ministries! 

So, we get to church around 6:30 AM to rehearse

before the services. 

After the 3 services, (which were fabulous as usual today!!),

we got to head home.

I got to take a

NAP!

Thank you family!!!

Then Don cooked steaks while
India made the salad and potatoes and

Ahnalin set the table!

Thank you family!!!

Then I was blessed with my beautiful gifts.

Ahnalin had been working for the last two weeks on her gifts to me.

Since she is 5, this meant that I had to staple 

a lot of things with my eyes closed so I would still be surprised.

I also had to un-gunk her sewing machine 

a few times "without looking at anything!!!"

I also had to find a frame to give to her so she 

could "surprise" me with more of her art.

I want to keep all of these things forever. 

They are true gifts from the heart.

"Her children arise and call her blessed;

her husband also, and he blesses her"

Proverbs 31:28

I pray all of you mamas out there know how much you are loved.

I hope you are blessed today.

And for those of you who miss your own mamas

and children, I pray you are comforted.

And for those of you beautiful hearts out there who 

long to hold children in your arms, 

I pray your arms and hearts will be filled. 

I know, and remember well, that pain.

And for those of you who are raising children alone,

I honor and respect you for doing the hard job

of mothering even when it seems thankless.

You are all blessings.

In His Grace,

Sivje