Thank You to Moms

Well friends tomorrow is Mother's Day and in honor of all the amazing moms (especially mine!) I want to tell you this.

Dear Mom,
Thank you. I know we don't say it often enough and we should. Thank you for giving birth to me (or adopting me if that's more applicable for your situation), thank you for choosing to love me. Thank you for the nights you didn't sleep, for those countless hours walking floors and wondering if you were going to make it through this stage. Thank you for the times you were worried because I ran a fever. Thank you for the tons of diapers you changed, laundry you washed, dishes you did and all the well-meaning parenting advice you had to listen to just because you added a new little person into your life. Thank you.

Thank you for not killing me when I colored in books, or on the wall, or pulled everything off a shelf or when I dumped all my toys on the floor for you to trip over and almost break your neck. Thank you for letting me cry so I would learn not to be a spoiled brat (most of the time). Thank you for those days that you spent all your time and energy chasing me as I was learning to walk and getting into everything. Thank you.

Thank you for those tough times as I started school. Thank you for encouraging me to be independent and make friends. Thank you for putting up with my friends coming over to eat your food, mess up your house and ask you a million questions. Thank you for helping with my homework, meeting with my teachers, (or being my teacher if you were homeschooled) thank you for being involved at my school and driving me to T-Ball practice. Thank you for teaching me how to deal with problems that arose at school and for making sure I always had enough to eat, before, during and after school. Thank you.

Thank you for those times as I got older and you taught me to do chores so I would someday become a responsible adult. Thank for those days that you listened to me complain about how tough life was. Thank you for disciplining me and teaching me that actions have consequences. Thank you for settling fights between my friends and I, thank you for giving me advice about what to do when things got tough. Thank for teaching me about dating and showing me how to do my makeup so that I could enhance my natural beauty without covering it up or trying to turn myself into someone I wasn't. Thank you for taking me shopping and helping me pick out clothes. Thank you for pushing me to pursue my interests. Thank you for taking me to church and throughout my whole life pointing me towards the Lord. Thank you.

Thank you for being at my graduation. Thank you for driving me to college. Thank you for giving me quarters for laundry and coffee. Thank you for being there not just for me but for my friends. Thank you for letting me come back home. Thank you for teaching me to work. Thank you for letting me leave to pursue my dreams. Thank you for being my safety net in case life went wrong or I needed a listening ear, some advice or a shoulder to cry on. Thank you.

Thank you for being my friend, for realizing that I'm an adult and treating me like one. Thank you for the millions of prayers you've said on my behalf. Thank you for the countless hugs you've given me. Thank you for the hours you've spent talking to me, worrying about me and even yelling at me when it was needed. Thank you for encouraging me. Thank you for always being there for me. Thank you.

Thank you for being blessed. "A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more then rubies. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her;" Proverbs 31:10 Thank you.

Thank you because without you I wouldn't be the person I am today. Thank you.

Thank you Mom, just for being you.

Love,
Your Daughter

If you're a mom and you're reading this, thank you. If you're not and you have a mom who's amazing then thank her and wish her a happy Mother's Day. If your mom is no longer with you then I'm asking God to comfort you today. And if you're a mom who's child is no longer with you then I'm asking God to wrap His arms around you today and bless you because He knows the pain of your heart even though I can't understand it but I want you to know not being able to hold your baby doesn't mean you're not a mother. I pray that God will give you extra blessings and comfort today and catch every tear that you might shed.

Happy Mother's Day to Moms everywhere and most of all to my own incredible mom, I love you.