Here is my Mother Letter

Dear Mother,

As I write this I hope you are enjoying your little ones' smile, I wish I had done so more.
As I write this I hope you are enjoying your little ones' laugh, I wish I had done so more.
As I write this I hope you are enjoying your little ones' giggle, chatter, frown, cry, scream and tantrum. I wish I had done so more.

As I write this letter, I no longer have my son with me. I no longer get to wake him up each morning, I no longer get to tuck him in at night.
As I write this letter, I no longer have my son to nag to hurry up and get ready for school, finish your homework, get in the tub and get ready for bed.
As I write this letter, I no longer have my son give a kiss to when he falls and hurts his knee, or is just walking by within reach to give a hug. My son is no longer in reach.

As I contemplated writing this letter, I saw many moms claiming their children were sucking the life out of them. These mothers had lost their patience in dealing with their little ones,
and I tell them be thankful for every minute, no matter what that minute contains. These mothers were ignoring their children's cry for help, for a tantrum, for just a little attention. I tell them,
do not ignore, enjoy every minute. You never know when it will be your last.

Please enjoy every possible second, you never know when it will be your last.

As I write this letter my heart goes out to all mothers who have lost their children, in whatever manner it may be. Perhaps you lost your child before birth, perhaps you lost an infant. Perhaps
you lost your child, not in death, but in kidnapping, or child custody or moving out. In whatever manner you have lost your child my heart bleeds with you. For whatever reason, if you have lost
your child from reach, you have not, and will never, lose your child from your heart. Your child is a part of you, Mother, and will always be. Cherish what memories you have, Mother. They will be
with you for the rest of your life. Enjoy every memory you have. I know that I will.

Love,
Michelle

The Mother Letter

I like to check in with my hound friends and their blogs as often as I can. I am not able to check in daily, but hopefully I can stop by at least once a week. This week as I stopped by Living Easy I saw that she had a post about The Mother Letter Project. I followed her links, and found this wonderful idea. I will post my letter with all the other letters. Thanks, Lisa for leading me to a terrific idea and something that I can participate in that will mean something wonderful to someone else and that can hopefully heal my heart some as I read stories from other women whose hearts have been touched by this thing we call motherhood. I will post my letter here when I am finished with it.