for me, this week-end is a time of reflection. i'm coming up on my second Mother's Day on Sunday. how can it be my second one already? time goes by much too fast. it makes me wonder how my own mother must feel. to me, like many of you mommies, this is a special day. it's not because of the mother's day cards, "signed" in crayon, the flowers or even lunch with friends and family. it's the fact that i
get to celebrate this day at all. today, i choose not to experience it as a day for me, but to reflect on the two precious little girls who have changed my world.
preslee and mason, i want to thank you. every since that snowy january evening when you were born and placed into my arms, you have taught me more about the value of love than i would learn if given an entire lifetime. now that you are with me, the world has become an exciting playground. together, we notice the trees and the neighborhood animals. the firetrucks that daily fly down providence road and their loud squealing sirens used to annoy me, but now i watch you listen to them in wonder and then give me a pleasing smile, and i find myself welcoming the noise if only to watch your expression. it amazes me to witness your every new discovery. how you babble to each other in your own twin language. in the back yard, you squeal and grin wildly, watching the blades of grass sprout up between your toes. even heidi - who has not been as quick to welcome you - is newly energized as you chase her across the room in a relentless quest to grab her ears. you are so brave, baby girls. you love to tumble, twirl, wobble, and go so high in your swing. every time you topple over when trying to walk, you determinedly begin again. i hope you will always have this fervor and passion. i make it a point to tell you every morning and every evening all of the reasons i am proud of you. of course, there will come a day when you find this routine boring or intrusive as you seek more independence, but i quietly hope that you remember these years or at least maintain the confidence and determination you have now.
mother's Day is so special to me because it reminds me of the vibrant color you have brought into my world and for the life you have breathed into my spirit. in this sense, i suppose we are both discovering a new world. i celebrate this occasion not because of what i have offered to you, but for what you have given your daddy and me. you are two of the most amazing little girls, and you have made every moment a new adventure.
happy mother's day, my sweethearts. i love you! PS: mom, thank you for setting the bar so high. i have waited my whole life to have the relationship with my two daughters that you, amy and i have. happy mother's day mama, i love you!
