Mother's Day!

A day set aside for moms. Isn't that nice? And even though there are those who will say it is a Hallmark Holiday just to be added to the list of Grandmothers, Fathers, Bosses, Secretaries (oops, make that Administrative Professionals), Flags and Groundhogs, it is still a day to be acknowledged for that special relationship a mother has with her child.

Rob 1990

Phil 1986

I've always felt totally honored to have been given the responsibility of raising children. My two sons. Precious treasures directly from God. OK - I might as well admit that although it sounds somewhat sarcastic, there is a lot of humbleness attached to those statements. Frankly, without God, what kind of mother would I have been? And without Doug, how could I have managed on my own? And without those two really NICE boys, how easy would it have been?

Phil's not happy

Blue-Eyed Guy

Brotherly Love?

One year we had planned to go to Glenwood Springs for the weekend, but a May snowstorm (yep!) kept us in Denver. Doug was none too pleased when I used the money we didn't spend at the hotel and hot springs to buy the boys a Play Station game system, instead of them gifting me for Mother's Day. Theirs had been stolen not that long before, and since we didn't get to go on the trip together, it brought me joy to surprise and delight them. Opening the presents I had wrapped, they were elated and confused, while Doug looked on with disgust. I wasn't sure if he didn't think they deserved it or if he was just upset we didn't get to go to Glenwood.

Over the years, my boys and I have formed a bond that is priceless. I love my adult sons. Such characters they are! They delight and entertain; they are bright and interesting beyond belief; they are different, yet carry the same moral compass. So I'll accept this Hallmark Moment for what it means in my heart. My mother was a Rock in my life, and I pray that the Lord will continue to guide me to be the same in my sons' lives.