Mother's Day Cont.

Yesterday we celebrated Mother's Day as a family. Kristina was able to make it down and helped me prepare the meal. We made Barefoot Contessa's roasted chicken (wonderful), pear salad with champagne vinaigrette, and cheddar dill scones. It all turned out amazing and we had a very nice day.
David found a really cute Disney card for all of us to sign and Kristina brought her some tulips and lotion from Bath & Body.
Someone at church mentioned that a lot of men do not do anything for their wives because they are not their mothers and asked how children are to learn to honor and respect their mother's when the father's do not do so. As Mutti mentioned Mother's Day is a day to celebrate all mother's everywhere.
My mother did not have an easy childhood growing up during World War II in Germany. She had to learn to be self reliant and teach herself. Fortunately, she took after many of her ancestors who were well educated and had a passion for learning and was also a very hard working. My mother basically raised seven kids on her own and worked two jobs for many years to provide them with opportunities. She has always encouraged me and it is because of her that I had the chance to go to school in Germany and also to Jerusalem with BYU. It is through her that I have inherited the desire for learning and volunteering, as she has always given to others. She unfortunately was never able to go to college but made it possible for all of her children to learn as much as they desired. She is talking about going back to school with Michael - I hope she can. Thank you for everything Mutti! Happy Mother's Day!!