Grateful-One Year Ago

With Mothers Day yesterday, I am especially thankful this year to be a mom. Last year, my Mothers Day weekend was spent in incredible physical pain and more than that, emotional pain. We had found out that our new little baby did not make it. We were both completely devastated. This baby had taken over a year to come to us, and now we had to say goodbye. I remember feeling lost and feeling so weighed down. My sweet hubby, who was also grieving, spent all weekend holding my hand and taking such good care of me. We cried together and supported each other as we both waited for our little baby. My sweet mom brought us goodies and dinner. She spent her Mothers Day weekend continuing to care for one of her children and I am so grateful for her example. It was incredibly hard but it made this years Mothers Day even more special.
This year, I spent the weekend painting Baby Simpson's room and having a cozy date night with Sky. I spent Mothers Day snuggling with my sweet Sophie-Bug and feeling my other healthy and active baby girl rolling around in my belly. I am so incredibly grateful to be a mommy. I am grateful to know that God is aware and mindful of what we are going through. We don't always understand why certain trials come our way, but I know we can hold on to Christ to get through them. We can have hope that everything will work out and that sometimes God has things in store for us that are better than we can imagine. After everything we went through to have Baby Simpson come to us, she already is well worth the wait.