Blessed to be a mommy.

Today, as we all know, was Mother's Day and what at great one it was. My first Mother's Day was so blessed. I was able to take a few minutes and reflect on my time as a mommy. I could not be happier than I am. I have a wonderful husband that in spite his slight imperfections he is a perfect man - in every way. He works so hard to provide for his family. He is a strong man of God that make decisions and leads our family in the way that God leads him. He is humble yet strong. He puts God first and his family next. He is a wonderful father and Paisley loves him dearly. The bond they have, honestly, makes me just a little jealous at times. But I love that she loves her daddy so much. They are quite the pair. I see them getting into trouble together in the future!! :) I have the most beautiful baby in world (sorry to all my friends with children but she is!) The Lord has blessed me with a good baby at that. She sleeps through the night wonderfully and when she lays down for her naps she goes right to sleep. When she smiles I feel an emotion I have never felt before having her - it lies somewhere between laughing and crying. I feel these short days of her life already slipping through my fingers like little grains of sand I'm trying to juggle. There are moments I look in her eyes as to just lock her little face in my mind and tuck it back into the back pocket of my memory so I can pull it out one day and remember how life once was. She brings out the best version of myself. I strive continuously each and everyday to live up to that person she needs me to be. A support system, a shoulder to cry on, arms to be held in, a lap to sit on. Last year when I was pregnant with her on Mother's Day I remember thinking "I am a MOM!!!" but I wasn't. I was a life line for my child. I continue to be just that - a life line but along with so much more. This year on my very first Mother's Day I am truly a mom. And such a blessed one. I pray that every woman be able to be filled with the joy I feel now - as a wife to a wonderful husband and a mother of the most wonderful, perfect, beautiful child in the world. Thank you, Jesus, for all that you have blessed me with.

Happy Mother's Day to you all.