I know this woman....

who is middle aged but refuses to grow old. I know this woman who lives a life that hasn't always been easy, and man does she have stories to tell. I know this woman who sacrificed so much to raise the family that she raised. I know this woman who has little confidence in herself, but yet has so much to be confident about. I know this woman who has worried, and apologized, and fretted and stressed about the kind of mother she was, when really she was the mother that GOD called her to be. She has always been strong when she needed to be and stronger yet when she felt like the weakest person in world. She has over come the death of family, she has over come the loss of a child, she has witnessed first hand how hurtful words and actions can be, and through it all she has worn a smile and learned to rely on faith when faith was so hard to grasp. I know this woman who would do anything for her husband, her children, and her grandchildren even if it meant keeping the distance for the air to clear. I know a woman who is beautiful both inside and out. I know a woman who NEEDS to be proud of what she has accomplished, and all that she has yet to accomplish.

I know this woman....She in my MOTHER!

Mom,
You are amazing. Thank you so much for being who you are and for being the mother that I hope and want to be. Thanks for coming this week and taking care of me, taking care of my children, and taking care of my house. I don't know what I would have done without you.

When you are doubting yourself remember:

There is no way to be the PERFECT parent, but a million ways to be a GOOD one.

I love you to the moon and back!
Trasie