Motherhood

This is sweet little Errie's letter that she wrote to her mom (with the help of her therapist Celina Tolano). Poor Errie would come back so sad and heartbroken when she would go to a parent visit and her mom just wouldn't show up.
It taught me a lot about how critical mothers are. It may seem like we're just there all the time, not doing anything too amazing. But Just being there--That's the amazing part. We are ALWAYS there for them!  Even if it may not be monumental. They have that constant assurity and safty to fall back on.
One day after another dissapointment of her mom not showing up for a visit, I tried to talk with Errie to help her get her feelings out.  She said looked at me at said, "I'm really mad at my mom for not coming, but I'm not mad at you mom cause you're always here with me."
To me, that solidified what motherhood means. The precious, sacred opportunity to get to teach these sweet children that they are loved. To be an earthly reflection of the constant love of our Savior and Father in Heaven. I truly believe that if they can feel our love and consistently, they will be better able to feel and know that Heavenly Father is ALWAYS there for them.