At the beginning of every year I pull out my new calendar and go month by month and mark all the important dates. Sometimes I still don't remember a birthday or an anniversary but it gives me something to improve on. I am thankful for all of these dates because they give me the opportunity to reflect on, and be grateful for people and relationships in my life. Today I would like to honor the person who gave me my blue eyes.
Mom,
* I am thankful for your strength to overcome a difficult childhood
* I am thankful that you raised us with patience and meekness despite years of not feeling well and fighting illness
* I am thankful for years and years of your quiet support and trust
* I am thankful for all of our fried rice lunch dates together on the picnic table outside the dentist's office
* I am thankful for our 16 hour car rides together so that my kids and I can spend a week with you and dad every spring
* I am thankful for your time by my side as each of my babies has come into the world
* I am thankful for the reminder every now and again that my kids are wonderful and I'm doing a good job
* I am thankful for your cooking lessons even though you may not have known you were giving them
*I am thankful for your conversion and your testimony
* I am thankful for all of the phone calls...just because
* I am thankful for a grandma who adores her grandbabies
* I am thankful for our friendship
AND
* I am thankful for my blue eyes which I hope are not the only trait I inherited from you.
I love you, Mom.
Happy Birthday!
6 comments:
your mom is beautiful! Her baby picture looks just like Nathan!!
That was sweet. We love your Mom too! I hope her birthday was great!
Very nicely put! Now where's my write up? He He He
All joking aside, I think the last picture sums up how we all truly feel about our moms when the pride is put aside. Happy Birthday again Cathy!
I would not doubt everyone who has ever met your mom, instantly falls in love with her!(I think you got more than her blue eyes, too!)
From all the talk I hear about your mom she sounds so amazing. Hopefully I'll get to meet her when she comes. Happy birthday to her!
i LOVE that pic of your mom-she looks so PRETTY! i have always admired and respected your mom and i KNOW you got more than just her blue eyes. :)
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