Glitter

When I picked Turner up on Friday afternoon, I received a lovely craft for Mother's Day, along with a Mother's Day questionnaire on which Turner had provided answers to various questions about me.  It may be my very favorite thing she's ever brought home from Rhonda's house. Her responses are in bold.

1.  My name is Turner.

2.  I am 3 years old.

3. What kind of work do mothers do? school work, teaching kids, write letters

4. What would you like to buy your mother? glitter

5.  What makes your mother pretty? dresses and high heel shoes

6.  How tall is your mother? she's medium tall

7.  How much does she weigh? i don't know (Thankfully, she didn't respond like she did when she saw me step on the scale one morning, "WHOA Mommy - that's a LOT! :)  She'd never seen three numbers on the scale before!  I am also thankful that she didn't remember the numbers and respond with those!)

8.  What size shoes does your mother wear? big shoes

9.  What is your favorite thing to do with your mother? play hungry hippos

10.  What does your mother cook you the most? desserts (I think she gave the answer for what she helps me cook the most...she's her Daddy's girl and doesn't really like desserts much!)

11.  What can your mom do the best? bake things that are good for me

12.  What makes your mom smile? me doing things that she asks me to do

13.  Name one reason why you love your mom.  because she loves me (My very favorite response.)


When I arrived home from church today I was greeted with a very excited little girl ready to give me some Mother's Day treats.  Mark was smart enough to go shopping alone and not even tell her about the gifts until they got home from church - she cannot keep a secret, especially if it revolves around a surprise gift for someone special!  (Last night he said something to her about Mother's Day when he was telling her goodnight and when she came to see me in the back of the house she said with the biggest grin on her face, "We weren't talking about anything up there....we were just talking about church up there.") 

And though Mark picked out some treats that I really loved, the most special present was saved for last.
A container of purple glitter.  :)

As I have mentioned before, it is my great privilege to be Turner's Mommy (or "Mother" as she's taken to calling me lately).  She makes being a Mom more fun and rewarding than I ever dreamed it could be.  Mark makes being a Mom easier because he is an amazing husband and Dad.

I started thinking about the glitter answer and it just totally cracks me up - we do lots of crafts around here and if you know me at all you know I have an affinity for all things sparkly.  So I guess Turner knows her Mom pretty well! 

But as I thought on it more, the purpose of glitter is to highlight something, to make it special, sparkly, more fun, better than it was without the glitter.  And that's just what Turner does to my life - she makes it more fun, more special, and better than it was before she came into my life.  She highlights my day with hilarious statements, an unforgettable personality, and lots of hugs.  

Thank you sweet Turner for the sparkle you bring to my life every single day. 
Thank you God for giving her to us as your wonderfully created gift.

I would be remiss if I didn't say thank you to my own Mom, who in my opinion is superwoman.  She is my confidant, friend, encourager, example, and prayer warrior.  And amazingly, she is also all of these things to countless people who aren't her biological children.  She has a gift of touching people's lives when she meets them, and I just know that I want to grow to be more like her.  Thank you Tootsie and Granny for the examples of Godly motherhood that you show to us every day.  We love you - Happy Mother's Day!