The kids gave me some yummy bath gel and fragrance from Bath & Body Works. I smell like fruit and the beach now. In the morning, we went to church and had fried chicken for lunch. A great Mom's Day treat was the 1/2 price Java Chip Frappuccino from Starbucks I enjoyed. Yummy! Then we took the kids swimming at Grandpa's pool and I read a book. In the evening, a young man we know came over and played with the kids while Stu and I spent a couple hours away together. I would say it was a GREAT day for me. I always try to take pictures with the kids on Mother's Day, so here are a few we did.
Dan (12), Max (10), Tommy (6), Eden (4), & Joshua (3)
Like in a yearbook...
Not pictured here: Celeste(19) and Jamie(16)
Happy Mother's day to me!
In closing, I just want to say that most people who knew me when I was young would never have thought that I would have 8 children. I never saw it myself! God can do great things in our lives when we are willing to have faith and listen as He leads. On this Mother's Day I not only missed Celeste and Jamie, but my sweet baby, Kara Faith, as well. (Kara would have been 16 months old today.) My assurance of seeing her again some day is my joy. God bless mothers everywhere!
"Let your father and mother be glad; let her who bore you rejoice." Proverbs 23:25
