I have read so many posts after Mother's Day and I know that all these women are amazing that I know, but I had no idea how deep their love as a mom goes. And this love in several cases was built simultaneously through intense sadness, which they can credit to how much they really see being a mom as a inevitable journey full of joy, numbness, fear, tears, laughter, and always keeping it in perspective.

Thank you to all of you who have given me this gift to realize the beauty of being a mom.