Being a Mom is such a big job, but it seems like the little things are what are important!  My friend Liz told me a story this week about a CRAZY morning she was having with her three kids.  She said that in the middle of it she just started laughing out loud.  Her husband asked what she was laughing about.  She said…”These are the moments I want to remember and savor forever”.

May your Mother’s Day be the BEST one you have ever had!  Take time to think about the things you want to remember forever.  Better yet, make today the day you start a journal for your kids by writing some of your favorite memories down.  You don’t have to do it every day, or even every week - but when you do sit down and read what you wrote it is amazing how those moments are captured in your heart forever.

I received this via email this week and wanted to share it with you…

Before I was a Mom,

I never tripped over toys

or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn’t worry whether or not

my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations. 

Before I was a Mom,

I had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

Chewed on.

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind

and my thoughts.

I slept all night. 

Before I was a Mom,

I never held down a screaming child

so doctors could do tests.

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night

watching a baby sleep. 

Before I was a Mom,

I never held a sleeping baby just because

I didn’t want to put her down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces

when I couldn’t stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small

could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom. 

Before I was a Mom,

I didn’t know the feeling of

having my heart outside my body.

I didn’t know how special it could feel

to feed a hungry baby. 

I didn’t know that bond

between a mother and her child.

I didn’t know that something so small

could make me feel so important and happy. 

Before I was a Mom,

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night

every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth,

the joy,

the love,

the heartache,

the wonderment

or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn’t know I was capable of feeling so much,

before I was a Mom. 

Send this to someone who you think is a special Mom.

—author unknown