Not So Hard...

This morning, as I sat trying to eat the breakfast-in-bed that my husband had so thoughtfully made me, I thought... this is hard.  I am still in a lot of pain (from having surgery to have my tonsils removed almost 2 weeks ago), especially in my ear and there still isn't much I can eat.  The scrambled eggs were good but I couldn't eat the sausage.  The hot chocolate (well, actually lukewarm) was good but the cold of the smoothie was too much for my ear to handle, even with the pain meds.  I naively thought... this is going to be a hard Mother's Day.

But I really wanted to go to church, at least for Sacrament Meeting.  I enjoyed the wonderful talks and surely appreciated my sweet friend, Sami, for leading the Primary children's choir for me, which somehow included my cute little, Aurora, bobbing her head up and down and waving at her favorite, Nessa and Grant, in the front row.  (Nursery kids aren't really suppose to go up and sing.) 

However, as my 5 sweet angel singers came down and each hugged me, I looked to my left and noticed a sister in our ward crying... and it broke my heart.  I have recently learned of her struggles to become a Mother, recently losing yet another pregnancy.  As she stood with her husband and walked out the door, unable to handle anymore, I began to cry.  I thought how hard this day must be for her.  And for many other women just like her.

After sacrament meeting, I returned home to rest and get some more pain medications.  As I sat and watched my beautiful new baby sleep, I glanced at my Facebook.  I read of my friend, Gloria, who was missing her Mom today... she passed away this week.  I thought how hard this day must be for her.  Then I thought of how blessed I am to have my Mom here on this earth with me.  She is one of the greatest blessings I have in my life.

Then I remembered reading about a young family who unexpectedly lost their Mommy this week... it's actually the second one I've heard about this year (my friend, Celeste's friend, Amy, and now my friend, Jess's friend, Wendy.)  I thought about how hard this day must be for these two young families.
http://www.dennyandwendy.blogspot.com/
{Update- About a year later, Denny wrote on his blog, the most touching thing about his wife... it really impacted me and I want to remember it forever... "Finally, one of the most humbling lessons is finding yet another thing that Wendy did regularly that I didn’t know about and wishing I could tell her how much I appreciate her at least one more time. I love you, Wendy. I miss you.}

Or how hard this day must be for Mothers who have lost one of their children. 

No, for me, today is not so hard...

For all those who are struggling this Mother's Day, may you feel God's loving arms around you!  You are in our thoughts and prayers!  XOXO