Mothers Day.....

I just wanted to wish all the AMAZING women out there a Happy Mother’s Day!!! I have spent a lot of time this weekend contemplating all the many women who have influenced my life in so many positive ways. While I only have 1 mother who actually gave birth to me, I have hundreds of mothers who have shaped my life and continue to shape my life on a daily basis. We had wonderful meetings in church yesterday talking about the influence of righteous women. We as women have so much to offer others and can be such a power for good when we realize our potential! I have truly been blessed by knowing many wonderful mothers, many of them having never had children of their own due to infertility or never having married. Yet they have refined their mothering skills as if they have had years of practice! And all of them have touched my heart, strengthened my testimony, and made me a better person because of their influence. I am a firm believer in the saying that it takes a village to raise a child. And I am thankful to all the villages that I have been a part of and the way in which they have raised me and continue to raise me. Thank you Mom for being there at all times and in all things, never wavering! I am proud to call you my mother but even more so to call you my friend. And thank you sisters for letting me help in your mothering it means the world to me! Your kids are one of my greatest joys in life!