What it Means to Be A MOTHER

Sometimes I look at you

and can't believe you are mine!

Ever since I was a little girl I knew

I wanted to be a mom someday.

I just had no idea all that it would encompass.

You bring me such joy -

seeing the world through your eyes has made me feel like a kid again myself.

It fills me with hope and endless possibility because to you everything is possible.

It also fills me with worry because as your mother, I only want the best for you and sometimes the world is cruel.

I wish I could shield you from all that is ugly

but I know that isn't possible.

All I can do is fill you with love, strength

and the knowledge that I am here for you -

no matter what!

I look at your sweet little faces

and I hope that you grow up knowing

and feeling how loved you are,

even when you make mistakes.

For, it is through making mistakes

 that we learn and grow.

I know I have made my share of mistakes as your mother and I'm sure there will be many more.

I am learning right along with you

on this adventure.

I can only hope you know that I have the best of intentions and that my heart is in the right place - WITH YOU!

Always with you!

I love you baby girls and you will always be Mommy's Girls no matter how old you are!