I love Mother's day!  I always did love Mother's day because my mom is and always has been the kind of Mom that would do everything in her power for the benefit of her children.  So, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO MY LOVELY MOM!  But, It has an even sweeter reward as a mom for the first time on Mothers day...  How you ask?? Well, I treated this day kinda like an extra birthday.  I didn't cook dinner for starters.  But, I also traded chores.  I actually mowed the lawn today.  Don't feel bad for me.  I traded cleaning the house and laundry for mowing the yard and trimming the bushes.  I think it's a great idea to trade chores every once in a while.  Makes it something different.  It was a nice, cool day and I had the music going and, unfortunately for my neighbors, I selected a "Dance," playlist and sang for the entire hour. 

So, for all the special women out there that are mothers, you are given the most special job granted by God to be a Mom.  He must think we are pretty special to be given such an awesome gift.  I hope to remember my focus of being a mommy is not to make sure that the beds are made perfectly but to be sure to enjoy, play, laugh and encourage an independent spirit in my daughter and every other child we hope to be gifted with in the future. 

Here's an Orchid taken at Powell Gardens this weekend.