Happy Birthday Mom! Just to reflect a little on my dorkiness here is an a journal entry I wrote 19 years ago. Imagine this in bubble letters with hearts over the i's.
"My mom turns 34 years old today. It's a big step to take, but I am sure she will be able to handle it."
Now that I am much closer to 34 years old that is a little scary to read. But maybe Mia will think I can handle it and it will be OK.
Onto the whole reason for this entry... my Mom.
There are so many things to appreciate about my Mom. I think I appreciate her more than ever now that I am a Mom and realize all that she put up with with my other (imperfect) siblings. Luckily she had me to keep her sane. Ha. I appreciate that she tried to make us sing during family home evenings. I appreciate that she had us do family scripture study every morning- and made our non-member friends sit in while we had family prayer. I love her for coming to California for the births of both my babies and helping me get back on my feet. I love her for helping me move to Switzerland. I love her for teaching us to be kind, gracious, good people. I love her for nurturing my love of literature. I love her for doing all the crafty stuff I don't have the patience to do for me. I love her for letting me and the kids camp out at her house for a month if we need to and putting up with our messes. And most of all, I love her for teaching me how to properly scrub a toilet. No, most of all I love her for loving me first.
Happy Birthday Mom--- and after all these years I still think you can handle it.
I love you!
2 comments:
You have such an awesome way with words! Mom has had to put up with a lot. But I always remember having the faith that she could handle anything. She is a lot of fun!
Erica
Great to hear from you...send me your email address (matt@flexoone.com)so we can communicate better.
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