A Mother's Love

     After two perfectly imperfect, blissfully chaotic, and absolutely unforgettable weeks of being a mommy (happy two week birthday, sweet Jakob!), I feel so blessed and thankful to fully understand the depth of a mother's love.  In honor of Mother's Day, I'm borrowing and slightly modifying the words of a card I received last week (thanks Hallmark), which I think sums up my joy better than I ever could:

     Someday he'll be a strong confident man, but I'll always remember the first time I held him in my arms.

     Someday he'll have his own hopes and dreams, not knowing that once upon a quiet time, I closed my eyes and dreamed to have him in my life.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommy's out there!!  xoxoxo

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