A Week of Thanksgiving: My Mother

My friend Andrea over at Lil’Kid Things is hosting a week long series on gratitude and reflection.  Join up!

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Today (and every day) I am thankful for my mother.

She is an angel in human form.

My entire life she has always gone above and beyond.  She gives (sometime too much) of herself.

Without her, I don’t know where I’d be.

As a child, I was encouraged to be whatever I wanted.  As a teen, I was told I would make mistakes but she would help me pick up the pieces. Now as an adult, she gives sound advice on parenting and I find myself often thinking how did she do it?

I am raising two young children with the help of a wonderful husband. There are days I want to pull my hair out.  But I have help.

With a four year old and an 18 month old, my mother found herself suddenly and tragically alone.  Surrounded by friends, but still alone.

But she survived.

I am sure it was tough.  I am sure there were days she wanted to throw in the towel and say “ENOUGH!!”

But here we are…because she persevered.  Because she was who she is.

STRONG.

CONFIDENT.

DETERMINED.

I am lucky she is my mother.  My children are lucky she is their grandmother.

What a gift she’s been to me.

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