My first year of motherhood has made me realize so much about my mother. Here are 10 things I learned from you that I would like to thank you for, mom. Thanks for being such a great mom. Happy Mother's Day. 1. I don't have to do anything to earn or keep your love. If I had to take the SAT a third time because I did worse after getting tutoring, it didn't matter. You made sure we got what I needed (those 15 points!) to get the scholarship. 2. You would do anything to keep me from feeling hurt, pain, or loss. No matter what was going on, I knew I could tell you. I still do. PLUS, you totally kicked cancer's butt. 3. Late nights or long days are worth it. All J has to do is smile and for a few moments I forget that I haven't slept much this year. This little person is going to be a light in his generation. 4. Cooking dinner nearly every night for years and years wasn't something you did because it was always "fun." Sometimes it's a chore; sometimes it can be fun. Don't have all the ingredients for a recipe? Don't fret, you can wing it, and it will usually turn out great or you can just give it a new name. I totally turned slider burger patties into "sloppy burgers" for lunch today when I overdid the mayo. 5. The house doesn't have to be perfectly clean before you can have people over. What matters more than a magazine-ready living room or new decor is a house full of love and faith. A real house is more relaxed. 6. Traditions and routines, no matter how small and inexpensive, are often the most weighty and valued memories. I'll always remember weekend grocery trips with you and eating out for lunch while we were "in town." 7. The most teachable faith moments are the everyday ones - not usually the "official" ones at church. I'll always remember the time you bought the homeless man some Starbucks and told him that Jesus loved him. 8. Giving to others doesn't have to be Oprah-sized. Simple acts of kindness speak volumes. I'll always remember baking cookies for the widows and shut-ins and delivering them on Valentine's Day. 9. One of the best gifts to give a kid is that mom and dad are a team and they like each other. I remember you and dad being together on the couch or cleaning up in the kitchen and having your own joke or conversation going on - and the times you'd take rides on the four-wheeler or go out to the field - just the two of you. I see the importance of this now, even more, as it's so easy to give 110% to J and save only a grumpy little % for my husband. 10. The most important and freeing thing is, you don't have to know what you're doing all the time to be a good mother. You just guess, pray, and ask others for help, and adjust as necessary along the way... and they turn out OK. Thanks for being a wonderful mom and now a wonderful nana. Happy Mother's Day!
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