Sunday, May 13, 2007

Happy Mother's Day!


I sang the praises of my terrific mother-in-law last week, so let me give equal time to my own mom today and tell why I'm grateful she's my mom.

My mom is one of the kindest, most empathetic people you'll ever meet. She has the ability to put herself into another person's shoes and really feel what they're feeling. I wish I could be half as kind as she is.

She is also wonderful at making people, especially little people, feel special. We always had awesome homemade birthday cakes and fun little treats at the holidays. She's great at coming up with just the right special little touch to make a day or an event feel important, even if it's just a plain old day.

Plus, she lugged me and all my books back and forth to the library for years, and didn't get too
mad about the overdue fines. She made all my clothes when I was small, and sometimes made my dolls matching outfits. And she makes the best potato soup and crescent rolls in the world.

Those are just a tiny handful of reasons why I'm grateful she's my mom! I love you, Mom--hope you're having a happy day!

5 comments:

Colleen said...

What a wonderful tribute to your mum! I think you've prompted me to do the same! Your mum sounds like a wonderful woman!

Yellow Fence said...

What nice words for this special day!

Shannon

Mimi said...

Happy Mother's Day to your mom! You sure favor her!

Janelle said...

Thanks, Mimi--that's what I've been told! ;-)

Betty Jo said...

What a precious tribute to your Mom! xoxo