My dog is awesome :)

Oh, Mother's Day.

The week day where life

throws in your face that 

motherhood was not in your cards this year.

I remember sitting at our kitchen table last year

while our family was over for Mother's Day,

smiling about the little secret that Keith

and I shared that we would soon be

expanding our family.

My thoughts were consumed with the

idea that next year I would join

the ranks of being honored on Mother's Day.

Never did I imagine that a year later I would be sitting here

with the same wish for next year's Mother's Day.

Depressing, I know.

(You are probably wondering when this blog

will ever turn positive again, right?!)

One day, my faithful followers.

One day.

Today has not been all bad, though

(due in part mostly to the fact that I have

avoided Facebook all day today).

I just didn't think I could handle 

pictures of moms and their toddlers,

pictures of moms with their newborns,

pictures of moms with their baby bumps,

or pictures of sonograms where a new

mom announces her pregnancy

(you all know- or know of -at least one person who

probably announced a pregnancy today!).

Emotionally, physically, mentally-

I just couldn't handle it today.

I do have to give a shout out

to two FABULOUS mothers

that I had the opportunity of spending the 

day with today.

Keith and I are blessed to have two of the

best moms in the world.

They are our biggest cheerleaders,

give us advice, comfort us in times of sorrow,

make us laugh at the crazy things they do,

think about us often,

and love us unconditionally

(even though we make it hard sometimes!).

Thank you for being you!

Final shout out to the girl I am a mommy to,

my dog Maddy!

She is not just my dog, she is my first child.

Love this little pup to pieces and I don't know

what I would do without her.

Maddy has inspired today's quote:

Happy Mother's Day to all of the 

amazing moms out there!

Maybe next year I will be celebrating with you.