No Name As Sweet As Mom

The name Mom-has many different variations, Mother, Mama, Mommy. From the time my babies started babbling I awaited that special moment when they said mama for the first time. Then over time without prompting Mama, turns to Mommy, Mom or Mama still. Each and every one of these words is sweet and precious. A mother's love is so deep and knows no boundaries. I have been blessed with 4 precious children that I had the joy of hearing call me mama when they were only a few months old. Then God, chose to bless me again with the beautiful adopted daughter and while I missed those first 13 months with her, when I heard her call me mama for the first time my heart just burst with the joy of that word. Knowing that even though we were not blood related we were Mother and Daughter in all the ways that are really important. Now, once again I am being blessed with another daughter. No, Mama won't be the name she calls me but she has honored me by calling me Mom. This weekend as Craig Ellis and Gina enter into the covenant of marriage I am gaining a daughter. I am truly a Blessed woman. I love the name Mom and all that comes with that. I thank the Lord for all the ways He creates a family. I praise Him for allowing me to be MOM.

One of our Favorite Places

Craig and Danielle enjoying the view

Shoshannah and her instrument of choice

Shoshannah loves the Disney movie "Aristocats"

Lonely Bench

Where does the path lead
Once again, we took off for Botanical Gardens. The roses are in full bloom, but because of all the rain they were sad looking. But we had fun walking and enjoying God's beautiful creation.

A Day in the Park

We have been so busy moving and settling in that I haven't taken the time to post recently. Last week, I had the chance to take Danielle and Shoshannah to the park while Arielle had piano practice. So here are a few pictures. Shoshannah loves the outside and would live there if given the chance.