Idea

My girls and I don’t get together as much as I would like. They are grown and have partners, jobs, extended family and one has kids. That doesn’t leave much time for their old momma. We used to go on shopping trips, going out for a meal, cooking, and when they got older drinks and karaoke. The last time they took me out together was for supper on my fiftieth birthday. They were the distraction while a surprise party was being set up. I loved the surprise and our time out was just like old times. We stopped for a random photo shoot and although it was to waste time, they are some of my fav’s!

I still spend time with them, just seperate or in large family gatherings. They grow up too fast, I am not always their go to anymore. They have grown into their own family foundations, finding foot holds to build their own solid ground. I hope I am part of their groundwork, that my words are a guide, my strength is enough to hold them together. My love stretches around them from my toes and I hope they feel that at the start and end of every single one of their days. Hubby and the boy get me personally but I want my presence to be felt in their lives.

I am super proud of my kids. Kindness and compassion lives in each one of them. They are my legacy, I may be stressed and tired, but they are my happiness. They are something beautiful hubby and I created. Symbols of time, growth and change in our lives. Representation of our love and care. It wasn’t perfection all the time, but our best. I had three and had extras to make up for the dozen I wanted. At one time our hearts beat beside each other, my heart still beats for each one of them. I still offer my best. 💕