HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

In Guatemala we celebrate Mother's Day on May 10th, so I still have two days to send a card to my mom, he he he!!! Happy Mother's Day to all women in the world, because of course every single woman we encounter have an influence on us and on our kids. I am grateful for all those great women who have been and continue to be great examples for me. I am grateful for my mother who, eventhough we differ in many things, loves me and will put her hands on fire for me.

Here are the three generations, daughter, mother and grandmother.

Here is my other mother, mama Millar, (my mother in law) I love her tons and tons and I am grateful for her and her wonderful influence, but especially because she considers me and treats me as one of her daughters. 

 Here is me with my princesitas, the firs one was about two years ago and the other one was two weeks ago. They are the light of my life and I am grateful to be a mother. This week I was feeling pretty bad about not working as a teacher anymore as I was sitting in a meeting at Estrella's future school. I thought, "man I miss being a teacher, I miss being important, now I am just a mother." I felt pretty down. But today I remember one time, a long time ago when I was still single and with not even prospects to get married, I was a successful teacher, had my own apartment, a nice brand new car, I was in a soccer team and had run lots of races, I was doing all the things I love. One day one of the other players in my soccer team, who was a mother of two little boys told me in a very sad way, "How much I admire you, you have everything, but me, I am just a mom." at the moment I just smile and said nothing but driving back home I thought, really? I am successful? I have everything? no, I should have told her: "No, you are not "just a mom", you are a creator, a nurse, a teacher, a scientist, an artist, a pillow, a dancer, a singer, an explorer, a pirate, a cook, a princess, and the most beautiful and important person for those two dirty face kids over there, you my friend, are Gods right hand in creation."
And that my friends is what you are, Thank you for being a wonderful influence on me. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!
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