This year the trend seemed to be having Mother's Day Teas. The week before I had finished the book, "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson (which was so good), so I thought it was appropriate that I got invited to 3 tea parties.
Tea #1:Adyson's Activity Days had a tea party with a variety of tea sets and lots of fun foods. The girls served the moms which was better than any present.
Tea #2: Kaden's preschool had a tea party. We watched those cute kids sing and dance... adorable...and then we got some cookies and ate on logs around the farm. Love that place.
Tea #3: The first graders at school had a Mother's Day Tea party.
Emmy was so proud so give me the greatest hat ever. Imagine a gym of 80 mom's all wearing these decorated and colorful hats. Seriously, I have got to find out how they made them because it was perfect. They performed memorized poems which I thought was going the extra mile for sure.
A top view of the hat. Flowers, ribbon, buttons.
At church it is every woman's favorite day. Our ward has a tradition of giving all the women a break from their calling. The 3rd hour the women gathered to the cultural hall where tables were set up with roses and chocolates as the center pieces. The bishop spoke, the youth sang a song, the men sang a song and then we went crazy at 2 long tables set up of desserts. We got to visit and eat until church ended. I decided that we need to carry this tradition on at least twice a year. It is so nice to chat with the ladies who you never get to see at church.... not to mention getting a break from your calling. And not to mention having a buffet of some of the best homemade desserts ever. Love it! It sure beats getting a geranium that dies the next day.
Some of my thoughts on motherhood this year 2010
"Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors it's holy calling and service next to the angels."
(First Presidency LDS Church)
As I contemplate my days as a mother, days that mostly seem like work and driving around and making kids do what they don't want to do I don't feel like I am doing service next to the angels. Why is it that I go to bed at night asking Heavenly Father to fill in the many gaps that I missed with my children?... I need him to touch my child's heart because I couldn't seem to do it.
Motherhood is a perfect work that I do imperfectly every single day. That is why I am so hard on myself. I know my mortal ability doesn't measure up.
But, I do know that when I care for the physical needs of my family I am patterning my life after the Saviors.
I have to remind myself that I am engaged daily in a DIVINE work...
Divine even as I sweep the floor;
Divine even as I make lunches every single day;
Divine even as I help my child for the gazillionth time pick up their clothes.
Divine even as I agonize over piano practicing... again.
Divine even as I agonize over piano practicing... again.
It's all DIVINE. Motherhood is eternal work.
That doesn't make it any easier, it just gives me a perspective to
recognize blessings,
trust Heavenly Father
and then let go.
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