Mother's Day...

Remember when Mother's Day was the one special day

of the year,

the kids would let me dress them matching,

we would have steak and potatoes at a restaurant!

(cause I'm a meat and potatoes kinda' gal)

Wow! I remember that!

For the past many years, including this year, one or two of the kids have played 

in a soccer tournament on Mother's Day weekend...

which still isn't bad for me -

relaxing on the sidelines, not doing laundry...

no problem!!

But, Mother's Day brings deeper conversations with our adopted children.

I want to use this day to show our kids that we respect their biological families,
especially their mothers.
And I hope this will help their hearts that need healing.

I decided to ask our little ones to begin a Mother's Day journal.

I am asking them to write a letter, 

 a poem,

a story,

or even draw a picture

for their biological moms. 

(Donovan is the only one who really knew his mother-

and his memory of her is fading.)

I know this will be harder for some of my kids then others,

but I think as the years go on -

they may appreciate re-reading the thoughts they have had.

At least I pray they do. 

For you other adoptive momma's...

do you do anything special to honor your children's birth momma

on Mother's Day?