I hope everyone had a great day celebrating their moms and their own motherhood. I know I did. I got to spend my day with two amazing women…the one who gave birth to me and raised me and the one who chose to be another mother and help raise my amazing husband. And across the states there is another mother who deserves just as much credit for giving birth to, and raising my husband.

My mother chose family over career. She took care of each and every boo boo. She celebrated every win and comforted every loss. She helped shape me into the independent, confident and strong willed woman that I am today.

My other mother chose to accept and love my husband and brother in law as her own. And when she gave birth to my baby brother in law, her heart only became larger.

And my third mother taught my husband kindness and understanding, among many other wonderful qualities.

I am very lucky to have three such amazing women in my life.

And even though I don’t yet have a child of my own to hold in my arms and a sweet keppy to kiss at night, I will always hold a child in my heart.

I was born to be a mom. My path to motherhood might be bumpy and uphill; and I may fall down once or twice, but I will get there and one day I will have a child of my own to hold in my arms and a sweet keppy to kiss at night.