From Friend to Friend,

One Mother to Another

I hope this card will bring a smile to you!

I hope it will remind you

of all the things we've shared --

as special friends who truly understand

everything the other is going through.

The hopes and dreams we have for our

families, the phone calls and long chats,

the just getting things back on track.

The times when the challenge of

being in a hundred places at once

is just a little too much to ask...

Being a mother is never easy...

And there are so many times

when I'm not sure what I would do

if I didn't have a friend like you.

It means so much to me to know

that our paths are woven together so beautifully.

I know that I can turn to you,

and you can turn to me --

and together we can share

the triumphs and the difficulties.

We can share the sweet and precious joys

of having our families.

We can plan and dream

and hope and pray.

We can be there for one another.

On this day

of honoring the world's precious people,

I honor you, my friend.

And I hope you know

that I think you are

an absolutely wonderful mother!

- Laurel Atherton

Happy Mother's Day to You, My Friend