thankful that every day is mother’s day

As my children have gotten older, I have enjoyed mother’s day even more. They long to spend time with me and do nice things for me. They want to give me presents and make me cards. It was a very nice weekend with them. They were very sweet and made me feel very loved. I always longed to be a mother and I am so thankful that the Lord blessed me with these three beautiful daughters. I am also so thankful that I have finally been able to stay home with them and spend every day with them. It makes me even more thankful for my own mother…who not only loved and cared for me, but loves and cares for my children. I am very blessed.

a time out for mommy

I love my kids. I love my husband. I am a very blessed woman. But one thing I was longing for this spring, was time to rest and relax. A time to take care of my body and soul.

 At the end of April, I was able to go on a trip with 5 girl friends to Florida. It was just what I needed! We had no agenda. We slept in, read books, talked, watched movies, and layed out at the pool. The weather was perfect. There was lots of laughter and lots of fun! I am so thankful for my husband, mother, and in-laws who helped take care of my kids for 7 days. And so thankful to have such dear friendships.

feeling de”feet”ed

I can’t believe I haven’t blogged since January! Yikes!

I wrote in January that I signed up for three running races this spring. I started adding mileage in February, and was really excited in March to start running outside. I felt good! Until…I developed plantar fascitis in my right foot. It didn’t hurt while I ran, but would be very tight in the evening and whenI woke up in the morning. It was frustrating, but I stretched, iced, and continued running. Unfortantely after a good run mid-March, my foot really really hurt and I knew I needed to take a break for a week. That week turned into a month. I started swimming to keep in shape, but I haven’t really run since March.

It’s been very frustrating. I was counting on the training for those races to help with my weight loss…which has been very slow. I was discouraged that I make goals that I knew I couldn’t accomplish. I was sad that I felt so much better running than I did last year…and I couldn’t run. It’s been hard. But I’m trying to be patient and take care of my foot. I am able to go on the elliptical at the gym and walk a bit. So, it ‘s slow progress.

The 5K I signed up for was April 24, and I decided it was the only race I could still do…even if I had to walk it. My sister and I made the trek down to Chicago and I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to run the whole thing. My foot did not let me down…although I couldn’t walk the rest of the day. So, I won’t be running the 10 mile race or the 1/2 marathon…but maybe I can next year!