Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Me and my girls on Mother's day
We are missing Whitney... she and Blake just arrived in New York on Saturday night!
Tell me if you agree... mother's day can be tricky. Not always the warm and fuzzy holiday it was intended to be. For many years, I felt that getting through it with a smile on my face was akin to walking through a field of land mines. If it wasn't the Hallmark commercials setting me up with false expectations, then it was the guilt of my obvious failings that would be my undoing. It's all so silly. We are what we are.
Being mom is like anything else in life; tough, messy, imperfect and a work in progress. It is NOT a Hollywood movie that you can edit, and do re-takes when you say/do things wrong (I wish!). But I will tell you the secret to being happy on Mother's day and any other day for that matter. Forget about yourself.
When I woke up on Sunday morning, for some reason I thought about my neighbor. She has three sons. Two have died, one in a tragic shooting accident and the other after years of illness. I wondered what mother's day must be like for her and how I admire her courage in facing life's challenges. She has developed a sense of humor and a lot of faith. That night we spent some time together talking.
It's not like I set out to be all self-less or anything. She just popped into my mind and all day I had a prayer in my heart for her. Turned out to be one of the happiest mother's days I can remember.
These pics are of me and my girls. Jake was the photographer and when our smiles got stale, he'd say something witty like "work-it!". Thanks Jake, you're the best!
Being mom is like anything else in life; tough, messy, imperfect and a work in progress. It is NOT a Hollywood movie that you can edit, and do re-takes when you say/do things wrong (I wish!). But I will tell you the secret to being happy on Mother's day and any other day for that matter. Forget about yourself.
When I woke up on Sunday morning, for some reason I thought about my neighbor. She has three sons. Two have died, one in a tragic shooting accident and the other after years of illness. I wondered what mother's day must be like for her and how I admire her courage in facing life's challenges. She has developed a sense of humor and a lot of faith. That night we spent some time together talking.
It's not like I set out to be all self-less or anything. She just popped into my mind and all day I had a prayer in my heart for her. Turned out to be one of the happiest mother's days I can remember.
These pics are of me and my girls. Jake was the photographer and when our smiles got stale, he'd say something witty like "work-it!". Thanks Jake, you're the best!
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