My Girl and Me

This year as I celebrated mothers day, I felt so blessed.  Not only did I think about the sacred calling and privilege it is to have my own amazing daughter, but I especially thought about my own mum.  I thought about my Nana and grandmother, my mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, and even friends, all wonderful strong women who have at some point in my life inspired me.

I honestly don't know what I would do without my mum, and after talking with her this week, realize that you never get too old to want and need your mother.  I hear my mum in the words I now say to my daughter, and love that when Amelia sees a butterfly she says "a butterfly to let us know that Nana is thinking of us and we are thinking of her!"

Tonight, Amelia and I looked through an old photo album of me when I was a child, it was fun to hear her shriek with delight as I shared special times in my life, like donkey rides on the beach, and fun in the ladybird cars.  She looked confused as she saw her Nana with dark curly hair, after all she's only ever known her as a "blonde" with straight hair.  There are so many things I want to teach her, but above all, I want her to know that she is a precious daughter of God, who is loved so much, by many.  I want her to have the courage to chase her dreams, and a passion for the things she does in life.  I want her to be happy, and hope that she too will one day have the opportunity to be a mother.

So, as hard as it can be sometimes, how blessed I feel to be a mum!