In Honor of Mother's Day - YOU!

Also called nacre ("NAY-ker"), mother-of-pearl is 3,000 times more fracture-resistant than the mineral it is made of, aragonite. A scientist studying the nacre said, "You can go over it with a truck and not break it - you will crumble the outside [of the shell] but not the [nacre] inside. And we don't understand how it forms - that's why it's so fun to study."



A nacre is the home of the pearl. A pearl begins as a small piece of worthless grit that is somehow, whether naturally or by man, deposited inside the nacre. As the elements of the water world press upon the nacre, it builds up layers of protection around around the grit. Over time the layers are hardened and shaped and polished inside the nacre and the end result is a beautiful priceless gem. It's is believed that the nacre is strengthened from the inside out.



Motherhood is the same process. We are handed this helpless little babe and we willingly wrap our hearts and lives around him. We do everthing in our power to protect this child until he is grown. We apply layers and layers of guidance and support around him as a protection from the world around him and we watch as slowly a beautiful pearl is formed and polished. And we feel honored to have had this opprtunity to be the Mother of a Pearl.



But what about the nacre? As we are busy careing for and protecting our little gem , we are faced with intense heat and unbearable pressures that are constantly placed upon us. As we fight to protect our little gem, we realize that slowly our rough and not so pretty outer layers are beginning to crumbling off and though it may feel like we will completely break apart, we don't, and what is finally revealed is the inner beauty and the unbreakable strength that we are truely made of. As we have willingly placed that small helpless child close to our hearts and committed our lives to him, we have opened ourselves up to be strengthed and made beautiful from the inside out. This is our gift from God, because we are the Mother's of His Pearls.

I have looked back over the last year. I have reveiwed my successes and my failures. I have thought alot about my decision to be a mother. The thought that keeps coming to me is this:

Christopher Robin says to Pooh, "So, where are you afraid of falling? Promise me you’ll always remember:

You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."

- AA Milne - Winnie the Pooh


There were times when I thought I didn't have the strength to make it through certain situations, I did things and faced trials that were scarier than I ever imagined they would be and I had to make decisions that I didn't know the answers to. Through it all, I cried alot of tears and said alot of prayers, and I made it through! I'm still here! And I'm Braver, and Stronger, and Smarter than I have ever been.

Though we walk different paths and face different challenges, we are all still the same. Whether we have 1 child, 6 children or no children, we all feel joy, sorrow, fear, and love. We all do things right and we all have things we will do better next time. We are doing the best we can with what we know, and when we know better, we will do better.

“Work like you don’t need the money,

love like you’ve never been hurt,




and dance like no one is watching."

--- Satchel Paige

Happy Mother's Day to all of you, my dear family and friends!