Stephen let me sleep in a bit, which was nice and of course his intention as it is a day for mothers. Isn’t every day? 😉

I’ve become more familiar with Ayurveda and learned that I am a vata dosha, meaning many things but for this instance that my energy levels are at a peak in the wee hours of the morning and mid-afternoon. By 6pm I should be going to bed. That’s a challenge, of course as at 6pm I am usually on my way to work many days.

I took advantage of my usual 2:30/3 am wake-up and grabbed this book that has been whispering my name ever since I put it on hold at the library. It came in about a week ago but I was reading another book for book club and kept getting distracted because I wanted to start this one. So I did. In the middle of the night I picked it up. It is wonderful and feeds my soul.

I woke just after 9am and came down to smiling excited boys. L had drawn a map for me of our house. I had to find all of the spots marked with an ‘x’. There I would find a letter marked on paper. I had to collect all the letters.

I have to say that L made an amazingly accurate map! The boys hid the letters in places that I wouldn’t go to before the morning came. Good thing. They were going to place one letter on or below the toaster but thought I may use it when I got home from shooting a wedding. They were right. Homemade bread toasted is perfect after a shoot. Good thinking!

Once I had all of the letters I had to rearrange them to make a word. At first I was stumped but figure it out:

I looked in the dehydrator and there on the shelves inside were cards for me. Handmade by my three boys just for me. There is really nothing better than handmade love.

Today we have the pleasure of picking up my mother from the airport for a two week visit. What perfect timing! We are all so excited and just can’t wait. She is one of the strongest people I know, as was her mother. I treasure our time together.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there, whether this be your first Mother’s Day or fortieth, whether you are a single dad or mom who has the job of being both mother and father (which I can say is amazing as my mother raised us on her own), a grandparent who is blessed to take part in the lives of their grandchildren, or a care-giver who takes the time to take care of others.

Perhaps you have lost your mother/grandmother or both and are missing them today. I feel they are with us now as they always have been, and are comforting us in spirit. Stop, close you eyes and you can feel their love. For me, it sends a coolness flowing through my spine, like fresh ocean air carried along on the breeze. I breathe it in.

Much love and blessings to all.