Mothers Day rewind...

(found this beautiful picture on Etsy..right here)

So I was sitting here at the end of my Mothers Day thinking to myself, "I wasn't NEARLY pampered enough today", and "I thought this was supposed to be my day off". I was pretty much feeling sorry for myself because my Mothers Day didn't include breakfast in bed, or a long wonderful nap. I still had to take care of kids ALL DAY. What the heck?!

Then it hit me...Sara...you are a brat. Maybe Mothers Day is more than just being honored as a mother and getting to kick up your heels for the day. Perhaps it is also a day for me to appreciate what I am. Today, more than any other day, I should have been reminding myself how grateful I am to be a mother....not that I'm getting shafted on my "day off". Today I got kids dressed and ready for Church where they could go to learn about our Savior and his plan for us. Today I taught a primary class of 5 year olds about what it means to follow the commandments. Today I nurtured friendships. Today I fed lunch to the Missionaries, who are so far away from their own Mothers. I gave them a phone and quiet place to call their families who are missing them so much. Today I kissed a bleeding knee. Today I planted flowers with my daughter. Today I squeezed my son as tightly as I could. Today my baby told me "I LOVE YOU!" over and over again in his loudest yelling voice. Today Hallie told me I look beautiful. Tonight Matt, Hallie, Chase and I all squezed in to one rocking chair and sang "I am a Child of God" together in German. Tonight I kissed my babies as they went off to bed. Today I was a Mother, what a blessing to have that title. Today I am grateful.