This past weekend was Mother's Day.
My sisters and I spent Saturday afternoon at my mom's house in her backyard with the kids, toasting her on Mother's Day, opening gifts and indulging in some yummy strawberry cheesecake and fresh fruit.
Most Mother's Day's we take my mom out for lunch, but this year with the weather being so strangely warm for May, my mom wanted to host us in her backyard. If you haven't seen my mom's backyard before, it's truly an oasis. She has quite the green thumb and has won several awards from the city of Brampton for having the nicest garden; she's even been asked by brides if they can take wedding picutres in her yard believe it or not. Lol
I admire my mom for many reasons. She is a beautiful example of a woman who lives each day to the fullest and doesn't take one second for granted.
My mom makes friends everywhere she goes with her warm smile, big heart and bubbly personality. You can always catch my mom starting up a conversation and having strangers laughing everywhere no matter where she is. She is a ray of light and her zest for life is contagious.
She is adventurous, outgoing, witty, generous, hospitable, hilarious and would give the shirt off her back to anyone in need.
This wonderful lady isnt just my mother, but I am lucky enough to call her my friend.
I am so grateful to be able spend another Mother's Day with her and to have her apart of my girls lives.
9 years ago, next month June, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. When all of us were scared and worried with what this could mean, my mom remained positive and never let the disease take away her joy or define who she was. 'I'm going to live!' was her favorite saying; and that she did! GLORY TO GOD!
She is a fighter and survivor. Nothing has or will ever hold her back from following her dreams and living every day as if it were her last.
Sometimes you don't realize what you have until it's gone. I'm fortunate enough that it didn't take that for me to realize how fortunate and lucky I am to have her in my life and how privallged my girls are to be able to know her, spend time with her and grow up with her in their lives.
Mom, thank you for always dancing through life, even when there wasnt any music playing, for appreciating the storms and pebbles that throw us off course in life sometimes, for always finding the good in everything, for being there for me, supporting me and cheering me on in life :)
I love you so much and am so grateful for who you are and all that you do.
My girls are blessed to call you Nana!
Xo
Cute Story
I love to make mention in my blogs entries whenever I can with regards to the sweet and precious things Nya says regarding her sister. I want her sister to be able to look back and read these and know just how in love, anxious and excited Nya was to meet her. So here's another cute story from Nya re: Sweet Pea :)
Last night as daddy and I got Nya's jammies on for bed, I asked her again who her sister was going to look like (so that Dennard could hear her adorable response from the other day).
Pulling her shirt over her head she said confidently "she's going to be beautiful! She will have flowers in her hair. I can give her my flower hair clips". She then proceeded to her hair accessory frame on the wall pointing out all the floral hair clips she wanted to give her sister. "She can wear this one!" "She can have this one too if she wants"...
Nya never ceases to amaze me and melt my heart. She is ALWAYS offering to give her things away to her sister or share what belongs to her with her. She is forever offering up things to her sister with comments like "mommy, my sister can have this if she wants!!!"; even her most favorite of toys and belongings, Nya is so quick to say she wants her sister to have them.
The other day last week I was in the Drs office and Nya was snuggling and holding my tummy like she loves to do; kissing it and talking to her sister.
A lady approached me and started up conversation asking me about Nya, my pregnancy, etc.
She left saying "Your girls are going to be very close!! Just seeing how Nya is with your stomach is a sure sign that they have been bonding already. My kids were the same way. My son was always snuggling my tummy and was so excited for his sister to come; they've been absolutely inseparable since!!!".
I already know in my heart and through my prayers that my girls will be a close knit team, but to hear an observation from a complete stranger on Nya's behaviour with her sister was amazing. I couldn't help but repeat 'Amen!! Amen!' in my head as she was talking. Lol
Another precious story:
Nya adores sitting on my lap as I play the piano at home and sing along with me. My girl loooves to worship Jesus!! A specific prayer God has honored.
In any case, we were sitting at the piano and I was leaning how to play 'What Can I Do' by Tye Tribbett. Love, love, love this song and decided yesterday AM that I was going to learn how to play it.
As I plunked away at the keys, singing and trying to get the right pace and sound, Nya, eyes tightly closed in worship, chimed in right away; joining me on the vocals. I grabbed my phone and pressed record in hopes of capturing her sweet little singing voice.
Afterwards, I played it back for her sister against my tummy. Sweet Pea began to flip and turn and get very excited. I mentioned this to Nya, in which she quickly ran over to my stomach, lifted my shirt to expose my belly, gave it a big hug and kiss and said 'She loves my piano. It makes her happy!!' and then began to kiss my tummy some more.
Awwwww, I just love it!!! Moments like these I wish I could capture on video.
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