because i am a mom

i can not think of the right words that really express my feelings about getting to be a mom.  

i can not think of a better thing i could be doing with my time and energy.

i can not be good at everything.

i can not thank my own mother enough for teaching me how to be a mom.

i can not think of any one thing that would bring me greater joy than raising this little girl.

i can not always give my children what they want.

i can not express enough thanks to my mother in law for raising my husband.

i can not always handle the pressures and frustrations properly.

i can not always be super nice.

i can not fully comprehend all of the blessings i receive from choosing to be a mom.

i can not completely protect my children from the wicked world.

i can not do it all.

  but

i can tell my little girl how much i love her multiple times a day.

i can thank my father in heaven each day for blessing me with his precious daughter.

i can continue to learn from my mother and hopefully one day be the mom that she is today.

i can find ways to make our family happier.

i can prepare my little girl to be a mother one day.

i can make a mean grilled cheese and cup of chocolate milk.

i can thank the many generations of mothers that have shaped who i am today.

i can be an example to others.

i can show my children how to love, forgive, laugh and to serve.

i can whipe off tears and clean dirty bums.

i can pray for the Spirits help to be a better wife and mom.

i can teach my children.

i can begin to understand how much love a heart has to give.

because i am a mom.

(the best easter picture we could come up with)

thank you to all the moms in my life. i am blessed and happy.

``few of us with reach our potential without the nurturing of both the mothers who bore us and the mothers who bear with us.`` 

-sheri l. dew

happy mothers day!