My first

You were my first,
You were the first to speak that magical word...mama.
We have celebrated a lot of firsts with you,
So many milestones,
So many days you have made even better
By being a part of our family. 

It is hard to believe that 16 years have gone by,

yet watching you grow has been nothing short of amazing.

You are a one of a kind individual,

and that Son, is a delight.

You are a lot like me,

but even more like your dad,

easy going, smart, fun loving, adventurous,

and a prankster for sure.

 You have the biggest heart

and like your dad, you are a Friend to all you meet.

Ethan,

When I think of the man that you have become,

I have no words for how very proud of you I am,

how proud we all are of you.

With this special birthday comes much

responsibility.

We trust that you do not take that lightly but that

you continue to conduct yourself

as an example of God's light

and shine brightly so that others may know

of His goodness through you.

My hope for you Ethan is  

that you remain to be positive and curious.

That you seize every opportunity and look each

new day in the eye with a fierce appetite, an open mind and

a loving spirit.

That you look forward to all your "firsts"

Remember the book I read to you as a child,

"I'll love you forever,

I'll like you for always,

as long as I'm living,

My baby You'll be".

This is so true...because no matter how old you get,

you will always be my baby, my first.

I love you Ethan

Happy 16th Birthday.



Love~in Mama form

Happy Mothers Day

to all you amazing Mama's out there!

Thinking of my Mama today and Nate's Mama
 who I have adopted as my own,
How they have shaped and loved and taught me so much.
Their love has meant the world to me.



On this day,
we celebrate the kind of love that is so amazing
yet
so incredibly difficult to describe
because
how do you describe a love that is
as pure and magical as Mama love?
A love that makes you feel so complete?
A love makes you want to be better every day.

 And then I look
at the ones
 that call me Mama,
and I know.

With every smile, tear, wound and hug
they have changed my life forever for the better.
Is there even a word to describe what the feeling is
when I look at them, when I hold them.
This is a role of a lifetime...

I am head over heels,
Blessed beyond what I deserve.

They are my reason for everything.

I truly believe there is no love

that is as beautiful, as Mama love.

Love...in Mama form...

It soothes, if forgives, lifts up, it heals, listens, inspires,
and goes on forever even after a Mama
is gone...
I know this to be true
because not a day goes by that
I don't think about you.

Me and my beautiful Mama 


God Bless you Mama's 
Have a beautiful day.

 Keeping close to my heart all the Mama's
who have known a loss...
and those of us who had to see their Mama go too soon,
The ones who are broken hearted today.
May God rain down blessings on you lovely.