Belated

Erma

And there it is. Perfection. ❤️

hinbernk

I second Jonelle! I had never thought of celebrating the “mother I hope to be someday.” She SHOULD be celebrated, because she’s gonna be pretty great 🙂

Felice

Thank you. I’m right there with you sister.

Marie

This was perfection! So often, people just share the beautiful side of things, and while motherhood is exactly that, there is also the not-so-glamorous moments that we all experience that makes us human as well. Thanks for being a beautiful human being.

Emma

You always write, so beautifully. I feel the same about being a Mum. There are some tough days but I wouldn’t swap it for the world. Emma xx

Ami

Thank you. I needed to hear this. I could write lots more about why exactly I needed this, but suffice it to say – this was the perfect Mother’s Day message for me.

Marcy Defa

I’m not a big fan of Mothers Day, it always leaves me feeling inadequate. I have been a faithful reader of this blog for a few years but I don’t think I have ever commented. I felt the need to speak up today though. I have had the opportunity to have Cara do mine and my daughters make up on a few occasions. The first time was when I was changing jobs and needed a head shot for marketing purposes. It was a really hard job change decision and happen to be shortly after the death of my father and the end of my 20 year marriage. Cara didn’t know all of this when we met. Although she could probably sense the fragile state my mind and soul were in. She welcomed me to her home like we had been best friends for years. She made me feel beautiful and I could feel her love radiating to me. She really is as genuine in person as she is on her blog. I have witnessed her as a mother to those sweet boys and she is amazing. I have had the opportunity to meet her sister in law, her sister and her mother and they have the same accepting and loving spirit about them also.

Cara, watching a movie in the car might seem in your eyes like one of those “not so great mom moments” but I guarantee you that is not how your boys will remember it. They will see it as “a cool mom moment” and that you gave them your time. You can never go wrong with giving your time to those you love even if in your eyes its not perfection.

maggie

I hear your heart!

Cameron

This post came at the right time for me. With a 4 year old, a 2 year old and a 2 week old, I recently found myself in tears of frustration when all 3 little people were screaming and pulling me in different directions. It seemed like time was standing still and that I would never again have any time to myself. At the end of the day when they were asleep and the house was finally quiet I found myself pulling out my phone and flipping through photos of them. I teared up again but this time because I missed them and I was overwhelmed with the reality that they were growing up so fast.

They grow too quickly. I miss the little people that they were last week, last month and last year. Motherhood is an emotional and contradictory journey. Reading your post made me realize how normal I am for experiencing such conflicting emotions. Thank you!

Emily R.

This is my favourite thing you’ve ever written. <3