HaPPy MoTheR's DaY!!!

On Friday, Bryan, Laury, Tammy and I had a "surprise" meeting for the Bo'Me. As the mothers of Beautiful Gate, we wanted to honor them for being such good, loving and devoted mothers to all our children. Many have their own children at home, some young and others old, yet they come to work with happy hearts and spread their love around to all the children God has brought into our campus. Many times when a new child arrives the women will celebrate and sing and then hug the child and tell them that they are the child's new mother. It is such a precious moment, a time that shows they love the kids as if they were their own and it is that kind of unconditional love that helps these children to bond so well when their forever family comes!

Our new volunteer, Tammy worked hard all week getting the handprints of almost every child on campus (I enjoyed helping her and we even managed to keep the little ones from sticking their fists into their mouths while full of paint). She then cut them out, copied a poem, and made beautiful posters for each house with their "children's" handprints. The posters are lovely and the staff are proudly displaying them in the baby houses.

Tammy and Laury also came up with a gift idea for all the house mothers and staff so they could feel appreciated. We gave a gift to each worker here because even if they are not married with their own children, they are mothers to the children of Beautiful Gate.

We had a nice little celebration of appreciating the mothers and giving them their gifts, and then one house mother offered a little thank you speech on behalf of the staff. It was another time where I could see that something as small as appreciating them on Mother's Day, goes a long ways in their hearts and appreciation for all of us volunteers :)

Happy Mother's Day to those of you with children and for those of you who read my blog as you await meeting your new child, may it be your last Mother's Day without your child!
God Bless You