Mother's Day 2021: The Gifts Left Behind
As my kids happily pranced into my bedroom this morning with their handmade cards, notes and gifts, a proud mama can't help but be filled with joy. They are always so excited to show me what they made me and I always feel so important to be served such wonderful little blessings still in my pajamas in bed. It gives this Mom a tiny moment of feeling like royalty. The husband brings me coffee, breakfast, and flowers and a well thought out card that usually makes me cry. This has been a Mother's Day I have come to expect in my 14 years as a mother myself. Life has a way of spoiling us like that. We come to expect things and look forward to them. This is a good thing. It's God's grace that gives us these beautiful moments. Today is a Mother's Day I could never have anticipated. It doesn't matter how old your parents get, the loss of one is something you never want to anticipate and definitely can't imagine. They say that each of us experience certain moments i...