Mother´s Day

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother´s Day - whether or not you were celebrated or you celebrated your mom, wife, step-mom, or all of the above.

I feel like my Mother´s Day was four days long. It was good though.

Last Thursday, we started making the gifts for the moms at the high school I work at. See, every school in Mexico throws their own party for the moms of the students in the school. It´s a huge deal, and it´s great how much effort everyone puts into it. Also, on Thursday, I got my "good-bye" letter from the boy I used to sponsor. In it he closed with "Thank you for your attention and being my sponsor. You were a good mother. I love you." Now for those of you that have been blessed to know him, you know he´s not really one that expresses himself too much in this way, so it means that much more. It was also great to see how much he has processed and accepted the changes that have come into our lives. Whoever sponsors him now will be blessed by him as I have been.

Friday, we spent the day cleaning the school for the party. This made the 2nd day in a row without any real classes... Got to love it! Then, on Friday night, we had the party. About 40 of the 53 parents showed up, so we had a great turn out. I participated in a skit about how I was a lazy and worry-free mom who´s daughter was pregnant and my husband was very strict. I never act, but I did because they never take no for an answer. The moms loved it, they were laughing the entire time. Then, 2 acts later, I was a clown. Yep, me a clown.... and we had to dance and we had 3 moms play musical chairs... After that, we went to the Town Hall to perform as clowns in front of 300 people. Now, I was originally told when I agreed to go to the town hall that we would be doing the skit. Doing a 3 minute skit isn´t that big of deal, but we ended out being clowns for 30 minutes... Yes, that´s right, 30 minutes. I told them I don´t sing or dance, but you guessed it, we danced again. I was completely out of my element and being stretched like no other, but there was nothing I could do about it... I was forced to do it. My sister made the comment of how much I have changed from the shy kid that I was. Oh no, I haven´t changed, I am still shy, I just suck it up and get whatever I need to do over with.

Saturday, I went to the US to surprise my mom for Mother´s Day. My dad and mom´s jaws dropped when I walked in the door. They thought I would be going up the following weekend but I changed my mind. It was great to see them.

Then, Sunday, I worked for my mom in the nursery at her church. We went to my grandma´s afterwards and then went to dinner together at night. It was a great day celebrating my mom, grandma, and sister and their motherhood. Even though I am not a mother, it is great to celebrate others and to see their beauty and influence in the lives of their children. May all the women we know by the beautiful influence and example that God created them to be for their children.