Happy Mother's Day

This has probably been my favorite Mother's Day yet and I think that this quote from Elder Ballard's conference talk summarizes why:

Author Anna Quindlen reminds us not to rush past the fleeting moments. She said: "The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make. . . . I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of [my three children] sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less" (Loud and Clear [2004], 10-11).

I have really taken this message to heart and have been trying to enjoy the little things more. That's why today has been such a good day, we just enjoyed being together!
Happy Mother's Day to all our wonderful Mother's/Grandmother's! We love you!