Five reasons to get up every morning
Five people to feed
Five to nuture
Five reasons to laugh
Five reasons to smile
Five reasons to fight
Five reasons to care
Five people to teach
Five reasons to keep going
Five reasons I am tired
Five reasons to work hard and achieve
Five people to read to
Five people to hug
Five people to worry about
Five people to bake cakes for
Five reasons to live
And five people to love and be loved by
Posted for this week’s The Gallery. The theme is ‘Mother Love’


Aww that brings a wee tear to my eye. Beautiful x
what a brill post! thank you for sharing!
Beautifully said…
What a lovely looking family and a lovely blog post. I do not how you manage it and still stay looking so young and beautiful. I hope that you got spoilt on Mother’s Day!! 🙂
That’s lovely x
Those are great reasons and definitely sum up Mother’s Love! What a beautiful family you have!
Very moving words, and I love the photo of your beautiful family too.
What a lovely post. They all look so wonderfully calm there, but reading your description five must be both exhausing and exhilarating.
That was a lovely post and a lovely looking family 🙂
That is just such a beautiful thing to read on such a beautiful day. Lucky you.
Absolutely beautiful words – so true and so powerful. This is the ultimate power of motherhood x
Exactly how I felt during my 5 1/2 years as a single Mum to three young daughters.
Brilliant photo and I love what you said too.
That’s just beautiful 😀
Gorgeous words and photo Nova. I admire you being a mum to five I could never do it xx
how lovely , and as you said 5 people to be loved by how lovely xxx
Five of the best reasons. Well said.
I am the eldest of five My mum did a fab job feeding, nuturing and loving all of us equally! It’s not an easy job but the happiness of your family is clearly evident in that picture 🙂 You are doing a grand job!! xx
Absolutely gorgeous. THIS is what it’s like to be a mother x
Beautiful! Both the photo and the words! And so very true words they are…. xo