So, I realize I'm a few weeks behind, but better late than never. Like many of my friends, this was my very first Mother's Day as a mom. It was a great one! Brent made me breakfast: eggs, sausage and toast (one of my all time favorites...but lets be honest, there are few breakfast foods that I don't love!). My very sweet and thoughtful daughter, Brynlynn, framed a copy of the picture shown above. She was only a day old in this picture-it was taken laying on the couch in our hospital room. We were lying next to each other sleeping and Brent said we opened our eyes at the same time. What a wonderful thing to wake up to!
I am so blessed to call myself a mother. I was raised by a great one! My own mother was and is an amazing example of charity and love. Her selflessness and sincere concern (for practically everyone) is something that I work daily to obtain. Though, it's only been a few months, I can attest to how difficult motherhood can be, but more so how rewarding it is. I am so eager to teach her (and all of my future children) everything I can. I know with more conviction now more than ever before of the power of home and of family. For many of you, you have probably heard/watched this before, but for those of you that haven't it's a MUST SEE--for anyone that has a mother. This is such a powerful message for me to hear....never fails to make me cry. It is so humbling to know that the Lord has entrusted me with one of His children (currently only one). Fortunately, I don't have to take on this great task alone.
“When the real history of mankind is fully disclosed, will it feature the echoes of gunfire or the shaping sound of lullabies? The great armistices made by military men or the peacemaking of women in homes and neighborhoods? Will what happened in cradles and kitchens prove to be more controlling than what happened in congresses? When the surf of the centuries has made the great pyramids so much sand, the everlasting family will still be standing, because it is a celestial institution, formed outside telestial time. The women of God know this." -Elder Neal A. Maxwell
Happy Mother's Day to all the women striving to make the world a better place!
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