Happy Mother's Day

I have had the honor of being a mom for...well, 3 years now. The first, I was hobbling around at 6 months pregnant. The second, tired, yet pleasantly optimistic, with 8 month olds. The third I will celebrate tomorrow with rambunctious, adorable, mischievous, loving, chatter-box, 19 month olds! Wow...where has the time gone? And for me, Mother's Day also means my birthday is right around the corner. Last year, I shared my birthday with Mother's Day (that happens every once in a blue moon!). So on Monday, I will turn 26.

2.6.

I'm not ready.

I told a friend the other day that this now means I'm closer to 30 than I am to 20. I still think I'm in high school sometimes! 26. Ok, I can do this...breathing...still breathing...

I am so many things in my life. A mom, wife, daughter, friend, secretary...and the list goes on and on...and as I find myself at 26, mom of the two most beautiful girls, wife to one great guy who loves me so much, I pray that I would continue to strive to be better. To leave a legacy worth leaving. I don't mean to get morbid or anything...I'm not really talking about dying necessarily. But it recently hit me that time really does just fly by. I'm not in high school anymore counting down the years till I'm out. And time will never stand still. So I choose to make the most of every moment (I feel a song coming on...)!

Nichole Nordeman is one of my all time favorite singers. Really, what I like most about her music, is her lyrics. They are incredible. Sometimes I even get jealous, wishing I had written the song! She has a song called "Legacy" and I thought it would be fitting to share the lyrics at the end of this post. I'll also put a link so you can listen to it if you'd like.

Happy Mother's Day!!! Let's choose together to leave a great legacy!

Listen to "Legacy"

I don't mind if you've got something nice to say about me

And I enjoy an accolade like the rest

You could take my picture and hang it in a gallery
Of all who's who and so-n-so's that used to be the best
At such'n'such ... it wouldn't matter much

I won't lie, it feels alright to see your name in lights
We all need an 'Atta boy' or 'Atta girl'
But in the end I'd like to hang my hat on more besides
The temporary trappings of this world

I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love? Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace who
blessed your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy

I don't have to look too far or too long awhile
To make a lengthly list of all that I enjoy
It's an accumulating trinket and a treasure pile
Where moth and rust, thieves and such will soon enough destroy

Not well traveled, not well read, not well-to-do or well bred
Just want to hear instead, "Well Done" good and faithful one...