To be a mother

I never knew.

I never knew when I had you that it was going to be this wonderful. I never knew I would laugh, cry, sing, worry and feel like this.

I never knew I would love you like I did from the moment I saw you. I never knew that love would only grow.

I never knew you would make me scared and worried and afraid in the way I can be.

I never knew you'd make my heart so warm. My life so full. Challenge my mind in this way.

You are my children. I love you in a way deeper and broader than I ever thought possible.

Happy Mother's Day to all. To those with, and to those longing for their own.