Mother Dear I Love You So........

I walked past the primary room yesterday and heard the children singing ....

"Mother Dear I love you so"

It pulled at my heart strings to hear those tiny voices practicing to sing this coming Sunday in sacrament meeting for Mothers Day. It took me back to when my girls were little and how they would stand in the front of the chapel on Mothers Day and sing that very song in their little "chimpmonk voices". My heart would skip...I loved it. It made me think of Natalie and what a incredible Mommy she was to Noah for the first year of his life and how proud she must be of him now.....and how I know that this Mothers day when Noah is standing in the front of the chapel singing this very song for Tiffany.....that he is singing it for Mommy Natalie too and she will be there listening.

Noah knows his Mother and calls her "Mommy Natalie". I am always amazed at how this little boy just 5 years old, seems to understand where she is, who she is with, and that she is around him and aware of him always. This wouldn't be so if it weren't for Tiffany, a very special Mother who makes sure that Noah knows his Mommy Natalie, and who shares the sacred responsibility of being his earthly Mother.

One night not too long ago Noah had a sleepover with me while PaPa Kent was away. When it came time for bedtime, Noah and I went through the routine of getting in our pajamas, laying in bed talking about the day. We said our prayers, and I tucked Noah in and turned out the light. He asked me to stay with him for "just a while longer"...so I got under the covers and we talked a bit more. Our conversation went like this;

Noah: "Gramma stay in here cause I'm scared"

Me : "Noah, there is nothing to be afraid of, we said our prayers, and do you know what? ... Angels watch over you when you are sleeping!

Noah : matter of factly; "Yes Gramma, I know that"

Me : (surprised) "How do you know that?"

Noah : (in a whisper) "Mommy Natalie told me"

Me: "Oh good....I'm so glad that Mommy Natalie told you about the angels.... I'm sure that Mommy Natalie is right here watching over you....so close your eyes, and go to sleep and have sweet dreams...

Noah: "OK"

I kissed those big brown beautiful eyes....and I never heard another peep.

It is moments like these that I cherish and make me so thankful to have been Natalies Mother, thankful that Natalie had the blessing to become a Mother, thankful that Noah has been blessed to have Tiffany as his now earthly Mother. Isn't Heavenly Fathers plan so perfect?


Once a Mother....Forever a Mother....a New Mother, a Grand Mother, being a Mother never ends...even from Heaven...a Mother smiles and watches over her little one....
Mother Dear I love you so....