Mother's Day approaching!

I am a basket of mixed emotions around Mother's Day. It is such a wonderful time of year to celebrate the moms in our lives! To show them how much they mean to us! I think its also a time to really think about the many blessing we receive as moms. I have really been LOOKING at Averie a lot lately...trying to burn the image of her at age 6 into my head. She is so beautiful, happy, strong and funny! Just this morning she asked if I was feeling better ( I'm on day two of a terrible head cold ) and when I told her "not really", she says to me..."mom, I'm sorry I gave you my sickness". So cute and funny! Also a reminder that her actual sickness is something I wish I could take from her!!! I want to give her all she needs to live a long healthy life, yet I know I am only capable of so much. Its so frustrating, but for all that I am still very thankful that she is HERE! I miss her brother terribly and I can't even explain the pain that wells up in me on holidays like these. I want to say that he should be here now, but my faith tells me he is in a place far better than this. My heart goes out to ALL the mom's who are missing their babies as much as I am. I hope that they can find the joy and peace in the next few days.