3 things to remember on Mother’s Day
I started this blog in 2018 with a Mother’s Day post, and does it ever feel amazing to reflect back and celebrate a year of a passion project. Blogging has been an integral piece of my creative fulfillment-documenting life through writing and photography, and hopefully providing some inspiration and togetherness to those who follow along.
On this Mother’s Day, I want you to remember 3 things, whether you’re a mother yourself or celebrating your own.
1. Think of this day as a dedicated time and place to honour the role that never rests. From the moment a mother sees her baby, her life changes forever. She may take a while to adjust, and she may never do things completely right. Sometimes she does them all wrong. But we have to believe that each mom is doing her best in her own way, and for all the sacrifices that she has made and will continue to make, we thank her, we love her, and we cherish the unspoken bond that lives on between a mother and her children forever.
2. When you become a mother or father, it gives you a new appreciation for what your parents did for you tirelessly and selflessly over the years. You have flashbacks and epiphanies recognizing the things they did purely out of love. Those are the best times to stop what you’re doing and give them a call, plan your next visit, and vocalize your utmost respect for them, realizing now how impossible it would have been to have everything figured out, or have been the perfect parent to you. Realizing that raising children is an ever-evolving whirlwind of challenge, reward and of sacrifice. It changes you and forces you to adapt to new ways, and quickly forget about an identity independent of that responsibility. Our parents did that for us, and regardless of how strong or challenged your relationship with them is, we should always find ways to take the lead and honour those relationships as often as possible
3. Hold onto every hug and cuddle a little longer. Life gets so busy, and before you know it these little ones will be off to college. Our own moms keep getting older too, and those hugs and special visits should be as heartfelt and meaningful all the same. Life will pass us by. We will have done all we can to raise our children right and then, naturally, we too will be those older momma’s hoping for a call, a longer visit, and for them to show us that now, they finally understand the sacrifices that were made out of love. If one thing’s for sure, it’s that everything will come full circle, but for now amidst the chaos of life, all we can do is love our children and momma’s fiercely and trust that we’ve done our best to live each moment with them to the fullest.
Happy Mother’s Day to you and yours!
Love, Momma Mills
Photography by Lilly Ann Photography and Lara Marie Photography
