Seasons of motherhood

Today is mothers day and I ponder...remembering....the pain of infertility and miscarriage, the joy of the safe delveries of my fifth and seventh children. I wonder why today means so much to me...........

For those who've walked this path you'll understand, the ache, the indescribable yearning to hold a new born, pure untainted life, created spirit, soul and body somehow connected to who you are and to the never ending reaches of eternity.

I'm not ungrateful......my heart bursts with joy at the bunch of flowers, the lovely card hand written by my very own girlies and the cup of tea in bed.....but somehow I KNOW there's more to today and I ponder.

My heart still aches, for the motherless, for the child that never sees the light of day, for the child imprisoned in situations of abuse.....everyone of these I carry in my heart today.

With a deep heartcry this mother's day.....may all true mothers respond.