Yesterday was Mother's Day. When we went to church people would ask if I had been able to talk to my kids. I would tell them that they weren't even up yet but I was looking forward to talking to them.
I was feeling bad for Rod but decided not to mention it to him. After awhile he said that he sure wished he could call his Mom & talk to her. We talked about what she would have said to him & he told me some of the special memories he had of her when he was growing up.
I was able to talk to my mom & we had such a good visit. I will never be able to thank her enough for all she has done for me in my life. Then I got to thinking about how she & Dad can't talk to their mother's either.
As each of my kids started calling it was so good to hear from each one of them & to feel of their love for me & express my love for them. Then I remembered that there was one son, Nathan, that I couldn't talk to even though I know he loves me.
This life is such a journey. As a child I thought life was all about me & my Mom was only supposed to make me happy. I didn't appreciate her like I should have done. I didn't realize the hard times she went through & all she did for me until I became a mother.
As a young mother, I was so overwhelmed with the daily responsibilities of life that I didn't appreciate my children like I should have done. I was so busy trying to accomplish the tasks that I didn't enjoy the process of being with my sweet little children.
With 7 amazing children, 6 wonderful in-laws that I am proud to call my own & 24 beautiful grandchildren, I feel so blessed to be surrounded by so much love. I am so grateful to have a mother, to be a mother & to have daughters who are wonderful mothers.
Someday I will be gone & I hope my family will know that I will be forever watching over them as I know our loved ones who have gone before are watching over us. I can't imagine loving them any more but I'm sure it will be a more perfect love.
With all the feelings I had on Mother's Day, I feel even more grateful for the Plan of Happiness. Life goes on, we will get older & pass on to be with our loved ones on the other side of the veil & continue to be watchful of our loved ones here until we are all reunited again. How grateful I am to my Heavenly Father & His Son, Jesus Christ, who made that possible for us.
