Living and Learning: Mother's Day

I love being a mom and a step-mom. When I was little all I wanted to be was a mom. and a teacher. Now I'm both! My mom was such a good mom (and still is) that I wanted to have the same job! Being a mom is hard sometimes, but it's also completely rewarding. I was pretty upset/terrified when I found out I was going to have a baby, not being married and not being ready, but life before Jack and life after are vastly different. Now, I feel an immense amount of love, joy, and commitment that I didn't know I had in me. People always tell you that when you are pregnant but I didn't know what they meant until I had Jack. It's the truth. It's such a unique bond and brings out emotions and strengths that I didn't know were there. Becoming a step-mom was scary at first as well, but life without Ellie is unimaginable. I didn't know I had the capability of loving someone else's child as if they were my own, but I do. Well, as a teacher I love kids everyday that aren't my own, which is why I believe God equipped me to be a step-momma. I am so thankful for my chance to be apart of her life and be an extra set of hands to help her and an extra heart to love her.

Here are some tbt pictures for you. Some from past Mother's Days and some just because :)