mother's day

it is mother's day. what pressure for the husband to direct and instruct little ones to make it special! my favorite part of this day so far was the sweet hand written "happy mother's day" notes. abby's said, "hppy mother's day." and julia had written all the letters herself, except the "m"'s...because they are too hard for a child who is teaching herself how to write.

abby asked this morning what benjamin was getting me, and then filled in the blank with, "he's getting you the gift we got you too, right?" i feel so immensely grateful this day for the gift of being a mother. for tiny hands to hold. for chubby cheeks to kiss. for long eyelashes framing sparkling eyes. and for sweet, "happy mother's day" unprompted waking me up this morning from four year old lips. this is a gift. and a precious one at that.