The Parable of the Flower

I got this flower for my first Mothers Day. I was pretty excited about it for the first day, but after awhile I forgot about it and it was never watered and never saw the sun. By the time we planted our garden, it was mostly dead. I say mostly because Rustin claimed it was dead but for those of you Princes Bride watchers, there is a big difference between dead and mostly dead. Rustin didn't want to plant it but I insisted that it just needed a little Tender Love and Care, so we found a place for the flower next to the tomatoes. For quite a while it was absolutely yellow and wilted. I watered it diligently although Rustin would not, claiming it was a waste. But one day, the leaves turned green and it sprouted this beautiful flower. While this may not be incredibly inspirational, I had to laugh. I love being a Mom. Tyce is my favorite little person. But some days this mother business gets hard. Sometimes I feel like I'm not very good at it and I don't get out in the sun near enough. But I figure, given a little time and a lot of TLC, who knows, maybe I could become a Mom like mine.