Just a little warning. Today's blog has absolutely nothing to do with real estate, or Murfreesboro, or anything else that I normally discuss on my blog. Today is Mother's Day and I just wanted to take a few moments to reflect on being a mom and to express how much I love each one of my four children. We've all heard the saying about Hallmark, it's the card you send when you care enough to send the very best. Everyone loves to receive a thoughtful card, and Hallmark cards are always special. But, give me a hand crafted card that comes from the heart any day! I woke this morning to two precious girls beaming from ear to ear ready to share their hand made cards with mommy. Each one poured so much of their little souls into making their cards and writing their letters. 
Dad took them shopping and they gave me a wonderful gift with an equally cute Hallmark card. But, give me their hand made cards that were made with love any day! Each misspelled word and crooked line was written and drawn with pure love. Something that truly comes from the heart. They could have given me a diamond necklace, but nothing 
would have meant more to me than receiving their hand made cards.
I'm sure that a lot of people see me as a "Realtor" and I am happy to accept that title. But, my main career, and the job that gives me the most happiness in life is that of being a wife and mother. All the old cliches about motherhood are so true. Until you become a mother, you can never truly appreciate your own mother. Until you become a mother, you can never understand the depth of love that you can feel for another human being. My children have taken me to the pits of despair and the peaks of euphoria. There is nothing that can compare to being a mother. Most days I feel completely inadequate as a mother and wonder if I am doing an acceptable job at raising the beautiful children that God has blessed me with. I often question my decisions and wish I could improve my performance in the most important job in the world. It's not like we get second chances or do overs at raising our kids. Unfortunately, my oldest two children were my testing subjects and suffered through the early days of my career as "mom." Sorry guys! On the upside, my two oldest have turned out to be wonderful adults that I love and respect very much. I am so incredibly proud of each of them, but I know I don't tell them that enough. I actually can't begin to tell you how proud I am of my son, who is attending MTSU and making spectacular grades. He is funny, incredibly handsome (takes after his mother of course! ha!) and has maintained his scholarship through his entire college years. WooHoo! And, he has turned into such a wonderful man...yes man, and not my Little boy anymore. Any my oldest child, my daughter Ashlee, tolerates working with me now part time, and spending time with me almost every day at the MAC for our morning workout routine. She is such an incredible sweet child that I
honestly don't now where she came from most days! She looks so much like me that I am sure it must be terrifying for her to see herself as an old woman most days! And then there are my two little girls who think I am so cool right now. I know that this will change in a few short years, but for now I am savoring the moment of their adoration, and enjoying receiving their hand made cards along with their hugs and kisses. I know from my oldest two children, that time goes by way too fast. In the blink of an eye, my two youngest girls will also be grown, and sadly gone from home. There will be a very few Mother's Days left in my future where I receive special hand made cards and butterfly kisses. When I think back, I am just amazed and how much I have been blessed in my life and how much my children mean to me. From the oldest to the youngest, each is unique and each brings their own special personality into this world.
Today is Mother's Day and I wish each and every mother out there a blessed and happy day! I'm sure that most moms, like myself, feel that we are unworthy of the title of being mother. But, it is a title that I wear with honor and a title that I cherish the most in life. To each of my four children, I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH! To my own mother who was, and is, a true role model and example of patience and unconditional love, THANK YOU for showing me what a mother should be. Happy Mother's Day!
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