A Tribute To My Mother

 

Moving away from home has been harder than I anticipated. One of the hardest parts is holidays. I have fought hard to be able to attend almost every holiday but obviously some sacrifices have had to be made. It might not seem like a big deal to some, but I have struggled with it. 

This year, we weren't able to make it out for Mother's Day. On this day last year I was on my honeymoon and had seen my mom the day before and was going to see her again in a week, so it didn't really seem like a big deal to be away for Mother's Day. 

So this year, when I realized I was going to miss out on the Mother's Day brunch, visiting with my family from out of town and spending the day with my mom. My siblings and I created a Mother's Day video with photos and videos of us saying how much we love her. I was able to FaceTime in when they showed it to her and we both bawled. It was really hitting me that this is my reality now. 

So although I was away, I thought of her all day. I felt sad and thankful all at once. Thankful that I have been blessed with such an amazing woman to raise me and be my role model. Everything I am is because of her and words don't even begin to describe the gratitude I feel for her. One story that comes to mind, is from when I was about sixteen. I'm not sure if she would even remember this, but the time had come to let her in on a juicy naughty thing that I had done. I was thinking of how to bring it up and was sure that I would be in big trouble. I told her I had to talk to her about something serious and she got me in the car and drove me to Booster Juice (I had been begging to go for awhile) and we talked. We talked for a long time and without going into too much detail, I didn't get into big trouble, she still loved me and still does. It's a simple example but I appreciated that she made time in her busy schedule for me and gave me her undivided attention and love when I needed it. 




So, to my mother:

Thank you for loving me

Thank you for listening to me

Thank you for making me laugh

Thank you for driving me around

Thank you for being a professional chef

Thank you for giving me my four built in besties

Thank you for putting on my dream wedding

Thank you for letting me steal your clothes

Thank you for coming to all my shows

Thank you for answering all my questions

Thank you for the FaceTime calls

Thank you for hosting us when we come visit

Thank you for accepting me despite my flaws

Thank you for teaching me so many new things

Thank you for raising me in the gospel

Thank you for encouraging me

Thank you for being my nurse

Thank you for singing me to sleep when I was younger

Thank you for going shopping with me

Thank you for taking time for me

Thank you for talking me down

Thank you for my beautiful childhood

Thank you. 















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