Happy, Happy, Happy Mothers day.....to me!!!!!!!!!

What can I say about my very first Mothers Day? It was wonderful. Being a mommy is WONDERFUL! The most beautiful thing by far, that I have ever done, or ever hope to do. This has been such a momentous year, with so many firsts that my head spins.

People always say your high school or college years are the "best years of your life", and mine were great, woohoo! But! Nothing can compare to being a first time mom. We have had lots of very stressful things happen in other areas of our life since we returned from China....hence the infrequent posting (well, that and the fact that I lost my digital camera sometime last Nov, and just recently replaced it--I'm electronically challenged, in case you didnt know) Jimmy and I both started new jobs soon after returning home, and I became a brand new mommy and the caregiver of a relative with dementia, all at the same time....and all immediately upon returning from China. But even with all that.......THESE are without a doubt the "BEST years of my life" and my daughter is the miracle that keeps on giving. She makes the most mundane things tolerable, or even fun! sitting in waiting rooms for a relatives doctor appt., going to the grocery store; anything and everything is more fun, and more meaningful, and more full of laughter because of her.
I cannot remember a year before my dad died, that he did not give my mom a corsage for Mothers Day. It isnt lost on me that my husband remembered that as well, and surprised me with my very own Mothers Day Corsage to wear to church. boy..........did I feel like a grown up :))

A Mothers Day Card from Hubby and Amelia

He helped her with the "A" ---- but the squiggles are all hers

Happy Mothers day to me! and to my wonderful mother, and to all mothers everywhere.

And most of all, Happy Mothers Day to all who hope to be mothers...never give up on being a mommy if that is your dream. It is worth every sacrifice you could ever make.

This world--and China, still--- is filled with babies that need mommies. Its crazy that it takes so much time, money, and heartache to get them into homes, but so, so, so, so worth it.

2 years seems like a long wait to adopt a baby, but that baby will change the rest of your life! There is no sacrifice too great, to get her out of an orphanage and into your arms.

Hang in there waiting moms!