Mother's Day

I am not the mother that I ought to be,

I am not the mother that I want to be,

I am not the woman that I hope to be in another world;

but still I am not what I once used to be,

and by the grace of God I am what I am... 

(Paraphrase of John Newton)

...and I am very thankful for the husband and  children to whom God has given me.

(Good thing we snapped these photos last Sunday!  As I type, it's 34 degrees and snowing.  We're under a winter storm warning through tomorrow noon, and the forecast says we may get up to 8 inches of snow today!)