The joy and happiness which my child brings me is the BEST Mother's Day gift that I could ask for & receive, and not just on this special day - but everyday!
Today I was greeted with a homemade lunch and my daughter's incredible homemade ice cream cake! She began making ice cream cakes about a year ago, and they have become a favorite at our family parties! For my special meal, my daughter chose & cooked herself - yummy perrogies, with several wonderful side dishes. She and our neighbor had worked together to help make my day a special one, and it was just that & more! No restaurant can compare to a special homemade meal on your special day from your special child!!
To top it off, lots of special hugs throughout the evening. Couldn't ask for anything better!
Even though as mother & daughter, we may and do experience differences, and have days where we might be in a bad mood or not feel well, it's reminders like the special one I received today - that brings back to the forefront of my mind and my heart - the love and special bond between my daughter & I.
So many times life seems to overwhelming, busy or stressful......But today was a reminder of what's truly important - being with and enjoying quality time with the one you love - the child whom you want to give the best you can to! It's a reminder that more often than not, I need to shut the door to the outside world and shut off the stressful thinking process in my head (about work, grad school, housework) - and hug my child, laugh with my child, spend time with my child - while being there with her 100% & wholeheartedly. Only then will the stressors of life will seem trivial, and the joys of life will shine through.
After our special meal today, we went for a drive & ended up at Knox State Farm in East Aurora. There we met a small black horse that came right over to the fence where we were, and began eating grass out of our hands. He let us pet him, and warmed right up to my daugther. It was amazing! My daughter was so excited, because ironically - horses are her recently new-found interest (next to cats of course!) :) We left the area where the horse was to go for a walk on the trail, and returned sometime later to see the horse still picking at grass. This time, we were across a very large stretch of grass area from where the horse was. We yelled over to our new horse friend, "Hi buddy." No sooner did he look up & steadily watched my daughter run across the grass area & up to the fence where he stood on the other side. I watched in amazement! He did not take his eyes off of my daughter up to the moment she arrived to the fence. And he proceeded to happily eat more grass out of her hands, and let her pet him. He had this special look in his eye, as did she. It was heartwarming to say the least!
You see, he too felt the love of this special child as I did today......That's how powerful the love of a child can be.....It brings warmth and comfort to anyone or anything (in this case, an animal) it comes in contact with.
There is no greater gift than the love and joy bestowed upon us by our child(ren)!
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