Thankful for my E-Ticket! This post goes to all the Moms:
E-Ticket, Please
Of all the blessings the good Lord has showered upon me, I would have to say motherhood tops the list, hands down. What a ride!
The fears and anxieties, the illnesses, the surgeries, the pain, the worrying and sleepless nights, the anger, the attitudes, the expectations, the failures, disappointments, and frustrations…all intertwined with the joy, the excitement, the achievements, the celebrations, the humor and the fun, the touching, the sharing, the loving and the caring…I could go on and on….Sometimes making me want to speed up time, sometimes making me want to slow it down. Phew!!
Yes, it is exhausting. Through the trials, tribulations and triumphs of motherhood, I have experienced things and felt emotions on a level I cannot possibly explain to you. Except I can tell you that I would not trade any of it. I cannot envision, nor do I want to, life without my children. Come what may. And I know this is a life-time thing. I know this because my mother is still at it with me. I cannot thank God enough for that. For that and for this blessing He has bestowed upon me. May He always catch me with my seatbelt on tight while on this, my E-ticket ride.
I want to wish all the moms, grandmas, aunts, and godmothers a very happy Mother’s Day today and always. To my dearest friends, some moms, some not, thank you for always looking at my many pictures, listening to my stories, concerns and worries, and walking along with me through this motherhood journey.
~ first posted 5/8/09; published in Scenes Everlasting and Other Essays, 2013 ~
Ladies, have a happy, fun, and blessed Mother’s Day this Sunday.
“Sometimes when you pick up your child you can feel the map of your own bones beneath your hands, or smell the scent of your skin in the nape of his neck. This is the most extraordinary thing about motherhood – finding a piece of yourself separate and apart that all the same you could not live without.”
– J. Picoult
Feeling blessed to have a Mom and to be a Mom.
Have a beautiful Mother’s Day Connie!!!
So beautifully expressed…..your sentiments completely reflect those of all us moms. Without a doubt, we all have so much to be thankful for…Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day to a great mom, friend and role model to your children. I thank God I still have my mom. What would I do without her! I don’t even want to think about it.
Beautiful, Amiga! A Happy, Blessed Mother’s Day to you and yours and all the moms out there.
All the best to you, Connie! Happy Mothers Day to you! You were the best mother for me to consult! Lots if love, Theresa Lee
Love this even if it IS from 2009 – still applies! Happy Mother’s Day, my friend 🙂
Happy Mother’s Day Connie! I look forward to opening my emails on Thursday and reading your beautiful posts. Keep it up!
Have a beautiful day, Connie, and many blessings and inspiration in years to come!
Maria Elena
Yes, and what a ride it is!!! You summed it up perfectly! Feeling truly blessed to still have a mom and to be a mom, as well. Happy Mother’s Day!