So today was my 2nd Mother's Day being an actual mother. Three years ago I celebrated my first but to be perfectly honest I had nothing to celebrate.....yet. We celebrated a little boy that wasn't born yet. We had no idea what we were in for. I can't imagine life without Braxton. I know all moms say that but it is true. Today was my 2nd Mother's Day to truly celebrate. It was a day worth celebrating. This morning I woke up before the boys and went for a walk. When I arrived back at home Brandon and Braxton were up and watching t.v. We got ready for church and when we dropped Braxton off in the nursery there were NO TEARS!! This made the next 2 hours so much more enjoyable. After church we all went to Aunt Lisa's for a delicious lunch and then we went to Dottie's for a nice dinner. It was a beautiful day in every way.
I also want to pay a tribute to my mom. This Mother's Day marked the 11th one that I celebrated without her. After she first died, for several years actually, it was a sad day. I used to dread the day. I felt I had been cheated and although we always have done something every Mother's Day I felt after she died that there was nothing for me to celebrate. My mom was gone. The past 2 years have not only been a day for me to celebrate because I'm now a mother but it's given me another day to reflect on how great a mother I had. I realize now that the day isn't for mothers but ABOUT mothers. I had an incredible mother. My time with her was very short but I learned so much from her and saw what a great mother is and all that a mother can be. I know that I am a mother that wants to be just like her mother. And of all the things that I regret my mother has missed out on for the past 11 years not meeting Braxton is what I regret most.
I also want to pay a tribute to my mom. This Mother's Day marked the 11th one that I celebrated without her. After she first died, for several years actually, it was a sad day. I used to dread the day. I felt I had been cheated and although we always have done something every Mother's Day I felt after she died that there was nothing for me to celebrate. My mom was gone. The past 2 years have not only been a day for me to celebrate because I'm now a mother but it's given me another day to reflect on how great a mother I had. I realize now that the day isn't for mothers but ABOUT mothers. I had an incredible mother. My time with her was very short but I learned so much from her and saw what a great mother is and all that a mother can be. I know that I am a mother that wants to be just like her mother. And of all the things that I regret my mother has missed out on for the past 11 years not meeting Braxton is what I regret most.
