My family is not big on cards or gifts for holidays like today, but we are big on sharing how much people mean to us. My Mom is the absolute BEST I could have asked or hoped for. No... she's not perfect - but that is the beauty of it. In her imperfection, God uses her to be the best Mom for me... and so, is actually perfect... and I am so thankful and grateful for it!
She became one of my best friends in high school when I was struggling with coming to terms with my condition. She continued to be one of my best friends as I went through college - she listened to, shared in, gave advice about classes, grades, boys, careers, still struggling with self confidence issues because of my fertility, just about every other issue you can imagine...
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| Mother-Daughter Tea - 1994 |
After college she was my rock as I struggled to discern whether to pursue (and eventually take) a job in a city that would move me away from family and friends. She gave me hope when I began to give up on ever finding "Mr. Right". She gently found ways to remind me of my faith and commitments to church and prayer.
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| Celebrated 40 years this year! |
Now as a wife and mother - I cannot even begin to express what she is to me... I see even more-so now how strong, wise, faith-filled, and loving she is (and was) to raise me and my sisters to be the women we are now. I can only hope and pray to raise my kids as well.
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| Tea Party for Mom's birthday |
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