I Love being a Mom

I love being a Mom. 

 How could a mother be so blessed to be given the opportunity to have such great kids. 

 Having children can be a difficult, exhausting job, but it is also the most noble and grand adventure that a woman can ask for.

  I chose to have five children. 

 I have been blessed over and over again with the birth and life of each child.  

What I have done for them is nothing  compared to what they have given me.  

I always felt it was important to give my kids a feeling of security and warmth as they moved forward in their lives. 

 I had that growing up and I wanted them to have that same sort of childhood.  

My thoughts wander to summer time.  

(The best time to make memories)  

We spent many longs days at the racquet club.  Oh, those lazy fun days when we'd pack up a lunch and a few snacks and be gone for hours.  

Swimming, getting their little bodies warm by laying on the hot cement, that creamy frozen yogart. 

 Packing up to go home just in time for little league or a game of kick the can.  

I've never done anything that noteworthy, I've never been in the limelight.  

But I have rocked and sung to my children. 

 I have taken them swimming, played with them and watched them grow in to adulthood, 

cheered and encouraged them.

  I have loved them.  

I have been a mom. 

 I would rather sing and tell stories to my kids and grandkids than to any audience in the world. 

 When I feel my little grandson's arms wrap around my neck, 

when they cuddle in my lap and entertwine their little fingers in mine and say "hold me grama polly", I think my decision all those years ago.

 That of being a mother.

 It  may have been the hardest, most exhausting, most heartbreaking, ..most rewarding experience. 

 I chose wisely.

Happy Mothers Day to Becky, Melanie, Abby and Whit!

Wishing a happy Mothers Day to these beautiful moms. 

 They are amazing women.  They are raising amazing children. 

They are so busy, yet always realize what is most important and that is those kids. 

 I am so grateful for them and am happy to be apart of their lives. 

"The mother memories that are closest to my heart are the small gentle ones that I have carried over from the days of my childhood. 

They are not profound, but they have stayed with me through life,

 and when I am very old,

 they will still be near..Memories of mother drying my tears,

 reading aloud, cutting cookies and singing as she did,

 listening to prayers I said as I knelt with my forehead pressed against her knee,

tucking me in bed and turning down the light. 

They have carried me through the years and given my life such a

firm foundation that it does not

rock beneath flood or tempest."

 

~Margaret Sanger

 

This is exactly what these girls are doing as they take care of my grandchildren.  The same things that my mother did for me.  The small things that form a firm foundation as little children grow into adults. 

Happy Mothers Day to

Becky, Melanie, Abby, and Whitney

 

June Bagley-Happy Mothers Day to my mom

It's been a busy day.. I've been out in the garden, loving the sun and having my hands in the dirt. 

 But as I finally have a few minutes to myself, I think of my mom. 

 It's not just on Mother's Day that I think of her.

  I think of her almost every day.  I miss her every day. 

 I was blessed to have a wonderful mother. 

She taught me by her example

She dedicated herself to being a wife, mother and homemaker. 

Her home was always lovely. 

 Holidays were especially fun around our home as she put her special touches everywhere. 

 Even casual meals were special, nothing ever just thrown out on the table. 

 Always beautiful dishes set on a placemat with a cloth napkin and silverware. 

 There was always a warm feeling in our home. 

 I feel this came from the love that was felt there. 

Happiness met you as you came through the door.  

 

 I am so grateful for the relationship I had with my mom. 

 She wasn't just my mom, she was my best friend. 

We would talk for hours on the phone and visit together when ever we got the chance. 

 I am grateful for all the many lessons she taught me,

 for the way she lived, for her example,

her testimony,

her dedication to my dad and to us

 (her children).  

 

"Your arms were always open when I needed a hug. 

Your heart understood when I needed a friend. 

 Your gentle eyes were stern when I needed a lesson. 

 Your strength and love has guided me and gave me wings to fly." 

 

~Sarah Malin

 

Happy Mothers Day

I love you always..

polly

To Mothers and Great Women through our history

I am still on a historical high from our trip.  As I go through my pictures I am reminded of the great women who have had an impact on my life and also on the history of this great nation. Way back in the beginning there were women of great courage.  Women who underwent great hardship and heartache, yet accomplished extraordinary things.  We know the ones in the history books.  Yet there were countless others who helped make this nation the great country it is today. 

I grew up on stories of World War II and am always amazed at the women of that time period.  They must have had incredible strength to have gone through the great depression only to send their husbands, sweethearts and sons off to war. 

War is awful for any soldier, yet those women who care for their men often go unoticed and unmentioned.  How heroic to watch, to care for, to love and sometimes fight as well.

I was particularly struck by this monument, having visited it last with my father.  There was a group of World War II vets there.  I visited with the lovely woman in the picture.  She was gracious, kind, and grateful that I would thank her for her service during that particular war.  What a sacrifice, and what a brave woman to go off to war when she was young.    

How grateful to have been taught by my mother and grandmothers to love and appreciate this great country.  I love them, the heritage they brought with them when they came to this country.  I love their values, their strength, their courage.  I am blessed to have been taught by valient and great women.  To these and many others I wish a Happy Mothers Day.

MOTHER'S IN MY LIFE

 A lovely mother's day.

One where I thought all day how blessed I was to have such beautiful women come before me. Women who were always an example to me and continue to be. 

I think of them often.

Women who were full of compassion, charity and love.

Why was I so blessed to be born here, surrounded by these incredible people?

I can only say a prayer of gratitude each day that I knew and was influenced by each one of them. 

I continue to be blessed to have wonderful mother's raising my seven grandson's. 

They amaze me each day by all they accomplish and how much they give of themselves. 

The grandmother's would look down and smile, I'm sure. 

Happy Mother's Day.

My favorite mom's

I can't describe how I feel about these beautiful women! Abby and Becky- the mother's of Taylor, Jack, Hogan, Luke, Jake, and Sam.
So far the six most fabulous grandson's ever born. These two do it all. They run, they work, they teach, they love, they create, they cook, they....... and the list just continues.

They are amazing!

These two are the mothers to be. Melanie will be a mother in October and Whitney, well when ever she decides. But while waiting, she's Jake's favorite aunt. The two of them are also amazing. Working, creating, loving, enjoying life and making their husbands happy. I have never seen Tyler so content. I love this picture of Whitney. It somehow captures her creative and free spirit.

I love all of my girls and am grateful for them. I hope they all have a happy mothers day.

(by the way, have you ever seen such gorgeous girls?)

Happy Mother's Day to another Angel

I have written before that at different times people have watched over me. Once when I was in the hospital I had a nurse who's name was June who continually coached me to breath. She was so kind and loving, just like my mom, who's name was June. Another time there was someone called Pat who brought music to my life when I needed it most. A reminder of my friend, Pat, who is constantly watching over me and has music in her soul.
When I was sick, it was a constant battle to keep my prednisone regulated. The goal was to get me breathing without it. So my doctor was always trying to take me down slowly. When I would get to a certain point, my body would crash and he would up my dosage a bit. The exception was Christmas and when the PA gang came to visit. Then he would up it quite a lot, so I would have extra energy to enjoy the holidays or the kids. Even though I knew I would pay later, it was nice because I really felt good during those times. But there was one particular summer when this philosphy backfired. I had a bad reaction to the high dose of prednisone and ended up in the hospital. They had to take me down from the massive doses really fast and it was a nightmare. There was one particular nurse who was so kind and understanding. She would stand outside my door at night, just listening to see if I was breathing or if I was restless and come in immediately if she knew I needed her. Like I was her only patient. Like an angel watching over me. During that stay I don't know what I would have done without her. Her name was Martha. I have a sister who's name is Martha and she watches over me also. I sometimes wonder if it was a coinsidence that these people who watched over me so diligently had the same names as my loved ones? I don't think so.

Happy Mother's Day Marty.

Best moms in the Neighborhood

These two beautiful women are my dear friends. More than that they helped mother my children. They have been my neighbors for over 30 years, so they have seen each of my children grow up. They have been there through all the trials and the triumphs. They love them as I love theirs. How wonderful to have backup, to know that there are friends who would do anything for you and your kids. They are talented, creative, unselfish and kind, as well as lovely. Happy Mother's Day to Teri and Pat. I love you both!