Twelve years ago I never would have imagined that I would be a mom, let alone to three beautiful people .

Quintin changed the course of my life, having him at a very young age (for who I was at the time) was beyond scary. At the time I never would have thought that BECAUSE of him my life was not ending but rather beginning. Because of Quintin we brought Ki and Willow into our family (and if he had it his way we would be welcoming at LEAST one more, which is why he gets no say in this department!) and because of these three people counting on me I have worked hard to grow as a mother and as a person.

Every day I ask myself what I can do better, how can I make our time count, how can I teach them and guide them to be good, kind and confident people, how can I give them more good memories of their childhood than bad, how can I show them how much they are loved and wanted in this family.

Motherhood, to me, is a work in progress, some days just GLOW and refresh and make me swoon for more, others I hide in the bathroom for a few minutes to myself. I can honestly say though that the good always seems to outweigh the bad and the more I push myself to do better the happier I am and the more I can see my “work” in raising these people paying off.

I don’t question (as I used to) if I am a good mom, I know in my heart that I am a great mom, even on my bad days. I love these kids beyond measure and know that our time is short (unlike this post!)

I hope that all you great moms out there are able to sit back today and let yourself feel proud of the huge job you are doing each and every day as a mother.

Whether you are spending the day immersed in your children or taking time for yourself to catch your breath, I hope you all have a beautiful day .

***I will be the first to say it, these pictures are not great. They ARE however, the best we could do this time around! They feature my kids with me…so in that sense…they are perfect.