i have struggled so much this past year with feeling like i’m not enough for my kids. it’s a feeling that’s hard to shake. it creeps into my mind at random times, especially during the endless nights when i’m sitting awake nursing. my bff sent me a beautiful mother’s day card that said how thankful she is that we are best friends and sisters and how much she loves me unconditionally and endlessly. it made me realize how if we could see ourselves through our friends eyes even just a tiny bit we would truly feel that not only are we enough but we are exactly what our kids need. to all the mothers and mother figures, i wish you grace with yourselves as you navigate the most demanding exhausting thankless fulfilling magical and optimistic job in the world. and in your hardest moments, i hope you hear your best friends voice telling you the damn truth. your kids are so lucky to have you. (photos taken one year apart on mother’s day)