Mother's Day

Gary, Mom, and Me celebrating our wonderful mom.

Today had such a bittersweet taste to it. My mom and Jack came up to Gary’s and we all sat outside before church and just had time to talk and enjoy the outside warmth. I knew this year was going to be hard for all of us, especially for mom. This is the first Mother’s Day that we’ve had without grandma. It seems like just yesterday that we were celebrating mother’s day with grandma last year. I miss my grandma so much. I miss just sitting with her and talking. I miss her telling me that I need to go to charm school J, I miss her passion for our Swedish heritage, I miss getting cards from her on every holiday. My grandma always said, “I didn’t do much in life, but I did raise 3 girls to love, serve, and follow the Lord.” What a job that is. In church Sunday, Gary and I sat between mom and at the end of the service Pastor James asked us to place hands on our mom. I’ve always appreciated my mom, but Sunday I really took the time to thank the Lord that I still have my mom. My mom is everything to me. She is my best friend. She is the one who took me to every single trampoline/tumbling competition, she is the one who stood in the stands cheering like crazy. She is the one who came running the hospital when I was injured. She is the one who left her job to be with me during every step of my rehabilitation. She is the one who cheered me on again when I told her I was going to walk out of the hospital and did. She is the one who always has raised me to love Jesus despite hard times. I’m so thankful for my mom…I’m so thankful for the reality that I do have my mom here and now. So as my family went to dinner together, I enjoyed the time….knowing that everything in life is a gift. Enjoy the here and now that we are given with everyone.

Twins who share the best mom ever!