1st Mother's Day :-)

First off, Happy Mother's Day to all my mommy readers :-)
Today is my FIRST Mother's Day!!! What an honour and privileged it is to be crowned with the name "mother".

To some, they may feel I am not a 'mother' until I actually have the baby, but I strongly disagree. Many woman have children, but that doesn't make them a 'mother'. A mother is one who imparts love, faith, time, care and prayer into their child.. Although I am not able to physically express or do many of these things, I do express the above to my child in other ways-daily!

Yesterday, while picking up roses for the mother's in my church, I was warmly wished a "Happy Mother's Day" by the cashier checking me out. I felt really special being recongized by a complete stranger. I walked proudly out of the store, roses in hand, with a huge smile on my face :-)

I was richly blessed this morning by a storm of Mother's Day texts that flooded my phone from friends, coworkers and family from all over. It was a beautiful way to start my first Mother's Day!

We had a special Mother's Day dedication at our church this AM (another first for us; our first Mother's Day service). I bought a single long stem pink rose and a pink bottle of body spray for each of the mommies in my church.

After each being presented with our gifts, Dennard read a lovely poem called "More than a Mother" and the congregation cheered and clapped. Some of the mom's unfortunately didn't have their child(ren) there with them, so it was nice for them to be recognized publically for their dedication and service as a mother by others.

I was on my way to the kitchen after to count the offering when I heard Dennard say over the mic "my wife doesn't know I am doing this; however, I'd like to call her back here". I made my way back into the room where I was presented with a gorgeous bouquet of pink roses :-)

Dennard said "This is my wife's first Mother's Day and I want to recognize her!". Everyone cheered and clapped as I stood there moved by my sweethearts kind gesture, yet red as a tomatoe out of embarrassment! lol I am not one to get embarrassed easily, but for some reason today I was. I blew him a kiss and walked back to do offering.

This evening during prayer, Dennard laid his hands on me and our child and prayed a very heartfelt prayer that moved me to tears. He spoke beautiful words that ministered to my heart; words I will never forget!!!

After evening service he took me for a lovely walk around the neighbourhood and to Second Cup for an Italian Soda (One of my new cravings...lol. Its just flavoured carbonated water, but I LOVE it!!)

I felt like a princess today thanks to the love shared and expressed by my husband (the father of my child) and by family and friends.

Today has truly been a memorable and special Mother's Day!!

Here is a picture of me and the Mother's in our church
(I am having to wear flats now b/c my feet swell in heels :-S Booo!! )

This is a picture of me and the beautiful roses from my sweetheart :-)

(this picture was taken right before lunch when we got home; hense the missing belt and no lipstick-lol)

 

Dennard took this of me before Sunday PM Bible Study. He was so cute! He told me he wanted to get a picture of me outside in the sunlight as a special memory of my first Mother's Day :-)