My Top 5 Favorite Things on Mother's Day!

As I think about the joys in my life, this is what comes to mind:

1.  An amazing husband who is the most unselfish, caring person I know.

2.  A career in interior design that rewards me on a daily basis with a fabulous business partner and staff.

3.  A great group of girlfriends I don't know what I would do without.

4. The fact that I wake up every day and feel good.

But most of all, my biggest joy in life are my two daughters, Christina and Amanda.  They have brought their share of challenges but have also given me a great deal of pride and happiness and I love seeing them grow into successful young women!

I wanted to share this with you.......

Some day when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a mother, I will tell them:

I loved you enough to ask about where you were going, with whom at what time you would be home.

I loved you enough to insist that you save your money to buy a bike, even though we could afford to give it you.

I loved you enough to make you return a Milky Way – with a bite out of it – to the drug store to confess “I stole this.”

I loved you enough to be silent while you found out your new best friend was a creep.

I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned your room, a job that would have taken me 15 minutes.

I loved you enough to let you take responsibility for your actions even when the penalties almost broke my heart.

I loved you enough to let you see anger, disappointment, disgust and tears in my eyes.

I loved you enough to admit I was wrong and ask for your forgiveness.

I loved you enough to let you stumble, fall and get hurt.

But most of all, I loved you enough to say NO when you hated me for it. That was the hardest part of all.

From “I Loved You Enough” by Erma Bombeck

Happy Mother's Day!!

Joann