My Mom

I wanted to write about my Mom because she is a very special person to me. I am thankful for her for giving me life and giving me some of her qualities. I am a lot like her, and I thought I'd share some reasons why I love her:

* She is a very compassionate person. God gave her a heart to care for those who are overlooked. She has been a nurse for a long time now and has had great compassion and love for the elderly and with Alzheimer's patients. She does with great love the things that most people simply don't want to do. I admire this in her. It's not surprising she became a nurse b/c of the nature of the profession.

* My mom loved her parents. I saw this characteristic played out before my eyes when her mom passed away. For months she and my Aunt took care of her, day and night, loving and comforting their mom. My Grandma passed away almost 2 years ago, and I was blessed to be there in the final hours of her life. I got to see my mom stroke her hair and tell her it's okay to go, and I saw her tell her mom goodbye at the graveside. That image of love will stick with me for the rest of my life. I want to be there for my parents like she was for her mom.

* My mom is passionate. Whether it was yelling at our sporting events when we were little or standing behind a cause she believes in, my mom will fight for it. She can be stubborn (which all of her kids got from her :-)) but stubbornness can be a good thing sometimes.

* My mom is beautiful. She teases that I will end up looking just like her because I take after her so much. :-) I know she was fearfully and wonderfully made by our Creator, and that reason alone makes her a beautiful creation. But I also think she is pretty though she often doesn't see this about herself. I think she's been told too many times in her life that she wasn't beautiful. So mom- you are a beautiful woman!

* My mom is very smart. She loves history, and I think she has seen almost every war movie out there. She was the top of her class at nursing school, and she is someone I call for advice and with any medical questions.

* My mom is very brave. When she and my dad split, she had to make the choice to go back to school. Through some really tough times, she managed to get her LPN license and start a career. I remember her studying night after night, and I also remember how she was glowing the night she graduated. To make such a change in her life while struggling to take care of us, took a lot of bravery.

I love my mom for many more reasons. We've been through a lot together, and through all of it, I still and always will love my mom! She knows I continue to pray for her everyday, and that I pray she comes to know her Creator and experience the love and hope in Him. I do this b/c I love her. So-Happy Mother's Day mom!!