It’s Mother’s Day and I got chocolate from Iona- real, honest to Goodness 55% chocolate. Oh how I love Green & Black’s! I also got flowers and jelly babies from the boys.

I also get the day off!! So this morning the biggies not only did their usual chores but did mine as well. Iona and Alistair cooked dinner and Alex was in charge of desert. I have to say I was impressed.

We went to Mass and as usual for today there were little bouquet’s for all the mums. The Scouts had met up at the Church hall yesterday to put them together. It’s quite a lot of work.It was a pink vestments day-okay rose-but we all know that means pink don’t we. I always like the pink Sunday’s, it shows the Church has a profound understanding of human nature. We all need a day off from the grind, from carrying the cross, from the sacrificial part of life.

Lent can be a bit hard going. All that dark purple and concentrating on sin and giving something up for God and our own well-being. All that putting things right; looking towards the Passion before the Resurrection; it can be hard. We are weak. So as in advent, we get a Sunday that reminds us of joy and of motherhood-life and comfort and chicken soup.

Enjoy your day mums-and all my dear mums in the USA and Oz who celebrate motherhood later on-God bless.