Happy Mother's Day to Heaven

Today was an exceptional Mother's Day.  I woke up to two sweet voices wishing me "Happy Mudders Day!" and a breakfast of chocolate chip pancakes and lots and lots of coffee to combat the sweet voices at 6:30 am...  I got some sweet cards and presents and then enjoyed church with my family.  The girls and I even got to wear our matching outfits.  Hey, if you can't be cheesy on Mother's Day, when can you be?!

But the most special part of our day happened at lunch at my aunt FA's house.  You see, a few days ago, the girls were signing their Mother's Day cards for their grandmothers.  Campbell very seriously asked "What about my Grandma who is in Heaven? Can we send her a card, too?"  I quickly reassured her that we would definitely send her a card...knowing that somehow I would have to figure out how to accomplish this.  Campbell went on to say "I miss Grandma so much.  Do  you think she can send me a card, too?"  I tried hard not to cry as I reassured her that Grandma is looking down on us and knows we love her and miss her.


So, we stopped and bought 6 "Happy Mother's Day" balloons on our way to my aunt's house.  One for each great-grandchild who would be there.  After eating our lunch, each of the children signed their name to a balloon and several wrote a message to Grandma.  We released the balloons and sent them to Heaven to wish Grandma a "Happy Mother's Day".  The kids loved watching the balloons sail into the sky and the grown ups all tried not to cry as were all really missing Grandma today.

As the balloons were flying away, Campbell said to me: "I did something good, didn't I?  I think she likes them."  I hugged her tight and told her that she did something great and I knew Grandma loved the "Happy Mother's Day" wishes they sent to Heaven.