Mother's Day

I'm waking up to a cloudy and overcast Mother's Day. I've been a bit worried about this day for awhile. We were approved for adoption the day after Mother's Day last year. It made Mother's Day last year a happy holiday. For the last four years, Mother's Day is always a bitter-sweet day for me. Of course, I'm so grateful for my mother, grandmother and mother-in-law but it's also a hard holiday when you so desperately want to be a mother yourself. Last year I felt like I could cautiously celebrate this holiday. I also felt like I would certainly be celebrating with a child of my own this year.

I thought this day would be hard because it marks two milestones- Mother's Day and a year that we've been waiting, but, I'm not feeling particularly disappointed today which I'm very grateful about. I know my turn to celebrate this day will come. So, I'd like to wish everyone a happy Mother's Day - especially those who have had to go through so much to celebrate this day.