I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with grass stains on my shoes from mowing Sister Schenck's lawn. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbor's children. I want to be there with a little dirl under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."
~Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Sunday, May 11, 2008

I'm so Blessed!

Today, I was the only one that was able to go to church. Anthony stayed home with the girls, who were still sick. When I got home I opened the car door and the smell of roast wafted through the air. Anthony and the girls had made me dinner! Roast, carrots, & mashed potatoes with gravy! Yum! All my favorite Sunday food! As I came
through the door, both of my beautiful girls wrapped their arms around my legs, and sang out, "Happy Mother's Day Mommy!" (Hailey said, "Happy Mussers Day!") Then they showed me the cards that Daddy helped them make. (Thanks Honey) I could not have felt more loved, then at that moment. I know I mean the world to my girls, and they sure mean the world to me. It makes me remember all of the things that I did, as a child, for my Mother. I now know how happy she felt! What a wonderful day!

3 comments:

kate said...

Happy Musser's Day to you!!! What a cute picture of you and the girls!

Elder Larkin said...

Oh! They are so sweet! They do have a great mom. I'll have to agree!

BeTrue2You said...

Happy Musser's day from us 2!