Happy Mother's Day

Wishing you all a "Happy Mother's Day".  As mothers (and grand-mothers) we have boxes of treasured memories from our children growing up.  In my case, I also have treasures from my grand children.  My grand daughter, Elizabeth, drew this picture for me a few weeks ago and it has become one of my favorite treasures.  I am astonished by her artistic abilities at the tender age of 5. 

We all have our stories that touch our hearts the most about our children......the first steps, first words, accomplishments, defeats, sweet kisses and hugs, the salty tears, the scratched knees, the oh-so-many joys that are sewn to our hearts and the unconditional love we never thought possible to feel toward another human being before our children blessed us with their arrival. 

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A few weeks ago, I shared with you the story of Erin, the daughter of a very dear friend.  I wanted to express my sincere appreciation to those of you who purchased items from my Etsy store so that I could, inturn, make a  donation to help Erin in her fight with liver cancer.  My friend wrote the following note in response to the donation....I wanted to share it with you.

"Thank you!!  Every little bit does help! But even more than the dollar amount is the priceless gift of your generous and loving spirit which found a unique avenue of expression.  Your donation, given from your heart, provides the emotional support that continues to help Erin stay strong as she fights to regain her health!  Erin will win this battle!!  And many people will be blessed by her paying forward all the love that she received during her own health crises." 

Thank you to all of you who have visited Erin's website and left messages, said prayers or made donations.  As of last week, Erin's tumor has shrunk 41.8%.  Her doctors are amazed.  

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In addition to celebrating Mother's Day with our children and honoring our own mothers, today can be a time to reflect on how we are "mothering" ourselves.  We as mothers, are usually the ones who provide comfort to our children, elderly parents, our friends and partners.  But how often do we take care of our own need to be comforted.  "Though we are grown, we never outgrow the need for someone special to hold us close, stroke our hair, tuck us into bed and reassure us that tomorrow all will be well.  Perhaps we need to reacquaint ourselves consciously with the maternal and deeply comforting dimension of  the Divinity in order to learn how to mother ourselves."  ~Simple Abundance

  Enjoy this beautiful day, embrace your children, kiss your mothers and celebrate your own feminine divineness!