Mother's Day Birthstone Jewelry

I always loved the jewelry my Mom wore, and as a young girl I was fascinated by the silver ring with colored stones - my Mom's ring with a birthstone for the month of each of her 4 children's birthday. This Mother's Day I will receive my "Mother ring" - personalized jewelry for Mother's Day. It will have 2 colored stones for the birth month of my 2 children.

This is what I saw for myself as a young girl. I would become a wonderful Mother like my Mom, have the happy home complete with picket fence, 2-3 adorable children and a gorgeous, generous husband to share that life with.

Well, the story in my head did not work out exactly this way - and there have been many twists and turns along the way. I do have 2 children that I adore - now 5 and 7 and they really are the joy of my life. I am a great Mom, we have a warm and basically happy home together - no picket fence - but we have our happy home without a live-in Dad.

My kids have a good Dad, and he also adore his children - but Dad and Mom do not adore each other, and so this has been a learning, growing experience for all of us.

After the dust of the divorce settled last year I promised myself that I would gift myself for Mother's Day the personalized ring I imagined on my hand many years ago. This year, especially, it is important to me to know that I can go on with my dreams and that our family is still intact. This Mother's Day will be a time for me to do some things for myself.

I found Limoges Jewelry online and they sell beautiful, sterling silver jewelry and specialize in personalized jewelry for Mother's Day. Actually there were many choices - necklaces, bracelets and rings - but after looking at all of them I am sticking with my original desire for a Mother's Day personalized ring with the birthstones and names of my children.

It has been ordered and set for delivery the week of Mother's Day. My kids and I will make lunch together and then I will bring out the ring and tell them about how happy I am to be their Mom. I will tell them that I have been waiting to have this ring since I was a little girl and saw the one my Mom wore. I will show them their birthstones and names on the sterling silver ring and they will know how important they are to me.

Life goes on even with unexpected twists. Mother's Day is a reminder of many things this year - and one thing it reminds me is that it is important for me to acknowledge the most important role I have right now. I am Mom.

I think personalized jewelry - the ring with my children's birthstones and names will look beautiful on my hand.

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