About Mom...and For Mom

She loves Jesus. She loves her family and friends. She is humble. She is patient. She is selfless. She is kind and caring. She is strong. She is thoughtful. She is wise.

I am sure she looks back and remembers where she failed and wishes for some do-overs, just as most moms do. But honestly, I can’t remember any time that she disappointed me. (Well, other than killing my kitten with flea powder when I was a little girl, but it was an accident and I am more of a dog person anyway, so I recovered quickly.) 

I don't remember her getting angry much with us. (I do remember that she had a mean swing with the flyswatter and her flip-flop, but I deserved every swat.)

What I remember most is her sacrificing for us, giving to us, and loving us.  Her family was her priority. 

Mom and my brother (Easter)

Titus 2:4-5 says that younger women must be trained to "love their husbands and their children, to live wisely and be pure, and to work in their homes, to be good, and to be submissive to their husbands." She taught me this by example. She lived out this principle every day for me to see. (Not sure that I am #winning with the submissive or housekeeping part, but she tried!)

Kelly (my awesome SIL) with Mom and me

Since Mother's Day is nearing, I wanted to say a few things to the most important woman in my life: 

I am sorry.  I am sorry for all the sleepless night that I caused you. I am sorry for being disrespectful and taking you for granted. I am sorry for acting like a spoiled brat. I am sorry for anything that I ever did that has caused you pain. 

I admire you.  You embody all the qualities that I long to possess. You are 1 Corinthians 13 and Proverbs 31 bundled all neatly into a petite Southern Belle.  Your servant heart and meek disposition inspire me daily, and I long to be the wife and mother you have been to our family.

I thank you. Thank you for all that you have done for my family and all that you continue to do. Thank you for loving me when I was unlovable. Thank you for believing in me and supporting me. Thank you for being a role model. Thank you for showing me what being the hands and feet of Jesus looks like. Thank you for being my mom and my friend.

I love you. 

"Her children arise up, and call her blessed." Proverbs 31:28

Dad and Mom on their wedding day!