Happy Mother's Day
As a little girl I dreamed of being a mother. My pretend play involved being a mother. I would voluntarily give my free time to be a mother's helper any chance that I could get. My dreams didn't just include one child. No, I wanted to be a mother to many children. I wanted to be a mother to children who did not share my DNA. I went to college to learn how to take care of sick children. I spent my summer traveling half way around the world to care for and play with children. I never, ever imagined in all of that imagining ...... the difficulty of life the intensity of love the challenge of responsibility the struggle to evaluate in every moment what is most important the dance of holding on and letting go and .... the beauty of holding a newborn child the joy of finally locking eyes with a child I have waited for for years the humility of having a child love me the wonder of seeing the world through a child's eyes and heart It is one of t