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Happy Mothers Day!

Why Women Cry

Author: Unknown

A little boy asked his mother, “Why are you crying?” “Because I’m a woman,” she told him.

“I don’t understand,” he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, “And you never will.”

Later the little boy asked his father, “Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?”

“All women cry for no reason,” was all his dad could say.

The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.

Finally he put in a call to God. When God got on the phone, he asked, “God, why do women cry so easily?”

God said, “When I made the woman she had to be special.

I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world,

yet gentle enough to give comfort.

I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.

I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining.

I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly.

I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.

I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly.

And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed.”

“You see my son,” said God, “the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart – the place where love resides.”

If it is tiny and does not hurt anyone..is it really a lie?

So my little one was quietly playing in the basement when she suddenly came upstairs looking for scissors.  Something was going on in the basement.  I gave her the little scissors (her father was down there also) and continued about my business of making dinner.

A few minutes later I had to head down stairs also to talk to the hubby.  She was upstairs in the bathroom….luckily..because there sat my husband with the tiny scissors cutting out well something I could not immediately identify.  I discussed whatever it was I had gone down to discuss when he told me I was not supposed to be there and should leave quickly before Madison returned. I then realized what he was cutting..the letter “O” and next to him sat 2 “M’s”.  Mothers day..yikes! My mind started to spin , she would be very upset if I was caught spoiling her surprise for me but I could not get back upstairs without passing her. I stepped out of the office and back a few feet as if I had been looking at something on the wall.

She came back down and with great concern in her voice asked “MOMMY! did you see what is going on in there?” NOW…since they have been alive I have tried to tell them it is not right to lie, there is nothing we can not talk about and work through.  If you lie you could hurt someone’s feelings etc.   So I had to do what was right…I turned looked at her and said, “in where? No I was looking at this, why is there something I should see in there?” She ran over and closed the door and said no, just helping daddy.

So nice to see those life lessons setting in with everyone!

Mommy and Madi day

What a great day!    The township does a nice job getting the kids prepared for Kindergarten.  Upon enrolling students you sign up for a bus trip which they run for almost two weeks in May.  You get to ride the bus with your child to school to help ease them into it.

After getting Megan onto the bus for school, Madison and I headed off to the park for our tour.  I was not thrilled with the pouring rain outside thinking that we would have to stand in the park after checking in to wait for the bus.  I was very pleased when we tuned the corner into the lot and saw the bus there waiting for us…YEAH!  As soon as Madi saw it she started yelling at me that we needed to hurry or we would miss it. (mind you we were 15 minutes early)  We boarded and our adventure was underway.

The actual ride to the school is only maybe 5 minutes but to the kids it is like a magic bus heading to an entire new world.  I do not have great memories of school from my youth.  Was not a great student early on..lets just say I had some issues.  I have two little girls who just love school so I do everything I can to keep this going!  We arrived and interestingly the rain stopped long enough for us to get into the buildings..then the skies opened. We met with the special teachers (art,library,music and gym) and they all did a 5 min presentation/interaction with the kids. All very nice.

Then we toured the buildings.  We ran into Megan’s old teacher who made a big production over meeting Madison..who just loves attention!  Madi thought she was the coolest thing that they already knew her in this school.  Heading back to the bus Madison confidently stated “I can’t wait to come, I am going to like it here”.

Oh..and no I did not cry!

I wish I could get through a day without thoughts of the pending mastectomy.  As we sat with the teachers of course the kids were a bit nervous and quiet.  The librarian was having them imagine happy things; running in the park, sitting in the sun on the beach and fireworks on the 4th of July.  I thought about my 4th of July..I will be 2 days post op lying in the hospital and hoping for no fireworks! Thankfully I was able to shake it off for the most park and took my baby to the mall for lunch and shoe shopping.

All in all another great day!

Today I am grateful for:

  • not being rained on waiting for a bus
  • A great day with my youngest
  • the twinkle in her little eyes as she imagines the future
  • hearing “I love you mommy as I put them to bed”

Not a bad list!