Celebrating Mother{s}

This weekend I will be spending time with a group of wonderful Mothers, my Mother, Kathleen (Kitty); Ray’s Mother, Jeanette and “my other-mothers,” my sisters Brenda, Judy and Debbie.  I am hoping that I can capture memories with them that celebrate who they are and what they mean to me.  I’m grateful for these women in my life.

The act of becoming a mother was one of the most difficult times in my life.  It took years and many doctors before one doctor did some exploring and told me that I had a problem that would make it difficult to conceive.  Somehow, someway with the grace of God’s love I was blessed with not one baby boy but two.

Maybe because I had those challenges before they arrived it shaped me into a very protective mother.  Maybe because my oldest son battled leukemia for 2.5 long years I lost my naivete’.  The sleepless nights, the diapers, me crying as they got on the bus for kindergarten, the teenage years, learning to drive {omg}, becoming men.  I’m so proud of those two for initiating me into motherhood.

I’m grateful to spend time with Jeremy on Sunday. I hope Brandon will find time to Skype with his Mo {me} later that day and that I will get Kindle kisses from my sweet Chance.

These Canadian Geese are at The Norfolk Botanical Gardens.