Mom

Today I get a call from my mom. She knew we had a busy week and she said that she wanted to drop off a dinner for us. I was excited to see what it was when I got home. Because she watches Lucy for us part of the work week, she has a key. We came home to a table set for two (napkins, place mats and all!) with beautiful flowers in the middle of the table...tulips, my favorite. After we got settled in from work and got Lucy fed we sat down to a meal and talked! We actually had a dinner conversation that consisted of a happy baby in a bouncy chair rather than us passing her between the two of us finishing dinner.  We actually had a conversation about our days and life... it was so nice to have a surprise date night.

The neat thing was, with the flowers was a card. It was written in Grandma's handwriting of course, but it was written as if Lucy called up grandma because she wanted to surprise and treat her parents to a meal. It was so creative, thoughtful, and so enjoyed.

Thank you mom for this treat. I got tears in my eyes when I came home... it was the littlest thing, but made my day. I was overwhelmed with love. Now that I am a mom I can only understand part of the love that you have for me as your child. I have only known Lucy for four months, but I am consumed with her!! I know that being a mom for 29 years... that love is deep. Thank you for loving me mom. Thank you for your kind heart, your lightheartedness, your joy, and servant heart. We appreciate you so much watching Lucy for us and when I should be doing little things like this for you because how you help us out, you are doing it for me. I am so undeserving, but I do love it :)

I know I have said this a lot, I now understand a little bit of what the love my parents have for me after having Lucy. I also have a glimpse of the love our Heavenly Father has for us too. So blessed. So loved.