i always loved mother's day, loved making homemade cards and gifts for my mom and my mamaw 

i remember my first official mother's day when i was pregnant with my oldest daughter,                                                            it was magic knowing i was a mother already; having another life inside of me
that year i began a new tradition: i sent my mother flowers on my birthday and have done it every year since.
becoming a mother made me realize how much a birthday is really about the mom and her memories.
this year i hope to be fortunate enough to spend the day with my mom, everyday with her i learn something new about the world and especially about myself ~
she is the kindest person i have ever met
i posted this a couple of years ago and i think it needs repeating...

on this day

i always think about
the women
who gift their children
to others
for a better life.
what courage and strength
and love they possess to do this

i pray that they find peace
within themselves
i am sure there is nothing
to fill that hole

i hope the families pray for them as well

what a tremendous sacrifice
to give away your heart