Mother's Day Mushy Stuff

I'd like to say "Happy Mother's Day" to the special mom's in my life....

To my mom (otherwise known as FrumpGram): Without you, mom, I would not be the woman I am today. Thank you for all the sacrifices you made through the years, training us up in the ways of the Lord, and instilling character and a fun-loving outlook and good sense of humor in us all.

Thank you to my MIL Bonnie for all the effort she put in training up her children to be good, honorable people, and God followers. I will always be thankful that she did such a fabulous job instilling all the wonderful things she did in her youngest son, because I became the beneficiary of that when he became my husband.

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My guys all surprised me this past Tuesday evening while I was in Bible Study.

I came out to my car in the dark, and thought, "That almost looks like a bouquet under my windshield wipers."

And I was pleased to find that it was.



At home, I promptly arranged it in silver tea service which I inherited from my Mamaw a few years ago. It happened that it was freshly polished for my dad's visit, as I thought he might enjoy seeing it in use in my home.

After seeing how gorgeous the flowers looked in it, I think I'll be using it more for flowers than for tea.

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This is one of the adoring looks that Judah gives me when he comes running to the front door to greet me when I get home from somewhere.



"I wub you, mama."

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The other night, around the kids bedtime, Judah hopped up on my bed with me, hoping that if he could charm his way into delaying his bedtime in his own room.

I was reading, and he had his blankie and after a while his eyelids started to flutter shut in that almost-asleep-yet-fighting-it thing that happens when they're just so tired they can't keep their eyes open much longer.

I was laying on my tummy reading my book, and he looked over at me and got this adoring look, and I thought he was going to say his usual, "I wub you."

Instead, he got all whispery and affectionate and said, "Yee-ohh so cute, mama" and patted my cheek tenderly and fell off to sleep.

And my heart melted into a puddle.

He was allowed to stay in there until he was sound asleep, and daddy carried him to his own room when he came to bed.

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After making kissing sounds towards the boys across the breakfast table this morning and thanking them for giving me my mother's day cards and special breakfast, Judah looked at me and holding up pudgy arms asked sweetly, "You kith me, mama?" Like he wasn't going to let the moment pass without his deserved kiss, lol.

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Aside from the hugs and kisses and moments where I see flashes of spiritual understanding and insight in my kids, probably one of my very favorite things about being a mom is when the kids bring me gifts...drawings, bouquets, or other things they've made.

Or things they want me to come see.

"Mama...wook what I make!"



"Hey mom, come out here and watch me do my new trick!"





But another thing that blesses my heart is when my boys are getting along well.

When big brother is being sweet and kind, and little brother isn't being a bruiser, and they are hanging out together just enjoying their time together as family.

"How good and pleasant it is when brothers

live together in unity!" ~Psalm 133:1

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Happy Mother's Day to all my bloggy peeps! You are all terrific mothers!