What Mothers Love...

Though flowers are so pretty

And make us feels like kings

We Mothers love to be loved with

Life’s lovely simple things

The gifts that we most treasure

Are not sold in a shop

But spill in unexpected hugs

Of, ‘thanks, I love you, Mom’

My dears, you cannot fathom

The depth of tenderness

Within a mother’s heart of hearts

For your full happiness

And while we cherish deeply

Your cards and gifts and such

Love renders something dearer

That presents cannot touch

We love your thoughtful sentiments

But even more than these

We love the moments that turn into

Lifetime memories

© Janet Martin

On Friday evening Emily came over because Melissa was home for the week-end and we 'girls' hung out, drinking tea, laughing and chatting about...anything! When Melissa was feeling badly about not being home to bring something next weekend I told her she under-estimates the value of her being here, right here, right now, and that her mother's joy-cup is over-flowing simply by her coming home from time to time!

My son just sent me a 'the coffee was delicious' text from school. Aren't those little 'love-notes' the best?!

These are the 'gifts' a mother treasures.