Mother's Day 2010

Some years Mother's Day doesn't mean a whole lot to me as I'm too busy being one to celebrate. Of course the year Sam was born it was a big deal - he was 3 months old and we flew on his first plane ride to Fort Rucker to visit his Daddy who was TDY. Next year I will be the mother of THREE frickin' kids and I may not survive to celebrate Mother's Day.
But this year is another year where I have a new baby to make celebrating Mother's Day special. The sad part is it's also Sarah's first Mother's Day. I can't imagine knowing a little girl out there made me a Mommy, but I don't get to hold her when she cries, smell her cheeks and head, give her kisses and soak in her smiles and silly noises. Every day Elizabeth does something adorable and all I can think is "Sarah would love to see that." I'm so grateful to the Lord that, for reasons only He knows, WE get to watch Elizabeth grow and learn and WE get to fall in love with her.
In my first official update to Sarah I had asked her to let us know how she was doing, and I was happy today when the agency sent an email from her for me. She said she is doing well overall, but sometimes she really misses Elizabeth. Her marriage is on seriously rocky ground and they are geographically separated right now thanks to the Army, making it very hard to resolve things. She has a great job and is loving it. I worry she is lonely and has no support, however. She signed off with "Give her a kiss for me." I couldn't read that without bursting into tears. It's the least I can do, since she gets 100 kisses from me every day.
So on this Mother's Day, when you're giving thanks to God for your mothers, and the children that made us mothers, remember the mother's who won't hold their babies that day. They chose to give them up so they could have a better life - such a selfless act of love. Also pray for Sarah's marriage - her husband seemed like a good man and these two young people have been through so much. If it can be saved, I pray God make it so. It may be the one thing to make her loss worthwhile.
Happy Mother's Day everyone!