Thank you, Mommy

May has come.  On the second Sunday, we celebrate motherhood. This year I have another perspective on Mother's Day because now I have the privilege of watching my daughter celebrate the day as her own. How blessed she is to have her sweet Naomi, whose name means pleasant and suits her personality so well. I am so blessed to be a grandmother but it isn't only because of precious smiles that come with a chat with the precious little girl. The most wonderful gift of being a Grandmother is watching my own daughter be a mother. I watch her care for Naomi with joy and expressive love that radiates to her little one---who, in turn, looks into her mother's eyes with such happy gratitude. Could gratitude be innate in a baby?  I think of those coos and smiles, those eyes lit up with joy, and I can't help but think they are expressions of gratitude. 

Thank you, Mommy

For...

Singing to me sweet melodies

For...

Kisses in abundance 

For....

Telling me that I'm "pretty, pretty"

For...

Reading books, turning the pages

For...

Recognizing that I like art 

For...

Knowing that I need a blanket over one eye to go to sleep

For...

Long walks in the neighborhood

For...

My fish puppet with the silly eyes

For...

The beautiful beginning of my life

For...

Dedicating my life to God

And though...

I can't express my love "with words or speech

Can you see...

 my love expressed in "actions and in truth?"

These dimpled smiles say...

I am grateful

I am blessed.

Thank you, God for my Mommy.

Naomi.