Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there!

Today, I say thank you to the moms in my life.

Mother's Day 2013

First, thank you to my mom.  She is always encouraging to me.  She always wants the best for me.  She has laughed with me, cried with me, & sacrificed so much on my behalf.  She has loved me through some crazy ideas.  She has answered many questions for me.  She has loved my children well.  She has prayed for me faithfully.  Thank you mom for being the best mom God knew I needed.  I love you!

I do wish I had pictures of my grandmothers to share, because they were instrumental in my life. My grandmothers both lived long, full lives, although they have both been with Jesus for a while now.  Both of my grandmothers loved the Lord with all their hearts & served Him faithfully on Earth.  I love my grandmothers & miss them, but truly cherish memories with them.

I am thankful for a good mother-in-law who loves me & the girls.  She has also encouraged me & prayed for me.  I am blessed.  Here she is with the girls & Avery's 2 sisters last fall.  Stacy is a great mom to her son & Sara will give birth to her first child this fall.

My sister is a wonderful mom to her 3 children on Earth & she has one sweet angel in heaven.  Here is my sister & I on a cruise.  I'm with one of my favorite people in the world here doing one of my favorite things!  

And here is a family picture of my sister, sister-in-law, mom, & me with our spouses.  My sister-in-law is also a terrific mom to her 3 children.

And then of course, I will highlight the two girls who call me mom today:

Aw, at Chick-Fil-A!

Isabella, age 7

Brook

Me with Isabella on her first trip to NYC

Me & Brook

Museum in St. Louis

Flower girls at a wedding in Michigan

Fall 2012 in NC

At the Redbirds baseball game in Memphis

Sitting on the edge of the Sears tower in Chicago 

Peabody Hotel,

Memphis, TN

Buffalo River, Arkansas

NYC!! 

9-11 Memorial

NYC Tony Awards

Graceland

Kiawah Beach, SC

And usually, I find something like this on my phone!

Last but not least, a little bit of comic relief

And my favorite...

Thank you Jesus for mothers!