Mother's Day‎

‎"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new." Rajneesh

Happy Mother's Day to all of you celebrating! I love this quote for so many reasons ...

First I have to say thank you to my Mom! Without her I could never have reached this place where I am today. She was always there for me to encourage me and make me feel seriously loved! She brought me into this world and stayed with me though all the great days like the birth of my babies (... remember you were with me in the delivery room??? and that nasty giant needle in my back ... yikes!), and stayed with me in the hospital last year overnight (...remember the great breakfasts???) Grandma Andy has been a great supporter of the grandkids as well ... how many swim meets, soccer and lacrosse games can you fit into each week?! I am so lucky in many ways to have you as my mentor and inspiration!

Being a mom is like nothing you can imagine until you are one - see above quote. I am so amazed at how this job is ever changing with its challenges ranging from trying to get a few hours of sleep when they're infants to trying to figure out how to give them a bit of independence while they grow up without letting them grow up too fast! I am so grateful to so many of my friends as they have been a few years ahead of me in the mothering department. I love to hear about their experiences as it prepares me for what's next! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

These kids keep me so busy these days. I love that they have games on Mother's Day...well kind of. I cannot imagine what it will be like when there are no soccer games to watch on my "special day!" They love being out there as part of their team ... sort of like being in a family! I am proud of them and someday I know they'll understand why I go out of my way to fix them smoothies, get their veggies and some sleep before these games! I am sure that they secretly love that I am the biggest pain about remembering to do all these things! Ah yes...wouldn't that be sweet! :)

Happy Mother's Day!
xo,
Krista