Mother's Day Eve

It is Mother’s Day eve. A special time for some. A difficult time for others. We all have our own experiences with this precious day. No one’s journey being lesser or greater than another’s. Wherever you are on your journey, know this mother’s day that you are loved. Man or woman, you are loved. We have all been given the gift of life, no matter how we choose to use it.

This Mother’s Day will be another gift to me. My fifth celebrating as a mom. However, the past Mother’s days are not lost on me. I still remember. The ache in my heart. Not wanting to attend church. Just wanting to sleep the day away. I remember. Today, I chose to celebrate. I chose to celebrate the long, hard road that has brought me to motherhood. I am also choosing to remember what it was like before becoming a mom. I also choose, with reluctance, to think on how this journey has led me to motherhood. It was because, that somewhere, some “powers that be” determined that another mother, for whatever the reason, was found unfit to care for her biological child. This is how I became a mom. Because I get to celebrate, another mom out there may be struggling, just trying to make it through the day, like I used to.

Mixed emotions is how I celebrate on this Mother’s Day Eve. How are you choosing to celebrate?