Without You....

On mother's day everyone always takes the time to thank their mothers, to tell them how wonderful they are, do nice things for them and give them a day to rest and relax and put their feet up. And by all means, keep it up! :)  But I just wanted to take the time to say thank you to the people in my life that help make me the mother that I am. 

My darling Makenna and Kellen. 

Thank you for all the love and the joy that you bring into my life...for showing me a love that I never even knew was possible. 

Thank you for teaching me to be selfless...to put the needs of the ones I love before my own.

Thank you for teaching me patience and understanding, and more patience. To stop and slow down and not always have to be in a hurry and that life is better enjoyed when you're not.

Thank you for reminding me what life is like through the eyes of a child and to appreciate the little things that, in reality, are So Big!

Thank you for laughing with me and playing with me and showing me how to leave the dishes in the sink and the laundry to be done later and enjoy the moments that will come but once. The chores will always be there....your children won't.

Thank you for showing me my faults and weaknesses and for being patient with me while I learn to be better, and for loving me despite all of my shortcomings.

Thank you for your smiles, your hugs, your kisses (slobbery as they can be at times).

Thank you for choosing me....for giving me the opportunity, the responsibility, the honor of being your Mama. I feel unworthy, but will do my best every day to be the mother that you deserve. I love you both so much more than you will ever know. You are my world, my life, my heart.

Makenna Mae 8/18/06

Kellen Edward Walter 10/4/08

Kenna

Kellen

Kenna-1 week old

Kellen-1 week old

And to my mother, my best friend. My first love. My rock. My hero. 

You have always been there for me and always will....the peace and comfort that brings to my life means more than words can express. You are a mother unlike anything anyone could ask for. You are the most loving, kind, patient, selfless, spiritual, thoughtful person I know. You set an example as a mother that I aspire to be every day. You have done so much for me and continue to do so much for me. Your sacrifice and your time does not go unnoticed. Thank you for all you have been and continue to be to me. Thank you for being so strong, for always being there when I needed you and even when I thought I didn't need you. Thank you for being my shelter, my home, my rock that I can always return to. I love you more than you know and pray every day that I can be the kind of mother you are to me and make you proud. I pray that I can have the sort of relationship with my children that I have with you. I will never be too old to need my mommy. I love you and will always be your baby girl. 

Always.

Grammy and Makenna

Grammy and Kellen