Thank you letter to Mom, from us.

Thank you Mom....

For getting up to feed me, when all you wanted to do was get that 30 minutes of sleep.

For changing my diapers as you ducked and weaved to avoid my.....Well you know.

For being the one I run to whenever I fall down

For putting on the band aids. You know the Dora the explorer, Scooby doo, power ranger ones on that owee that is actually the closest freckle to where I pointed. Oh does it feel better now.

For making my meals even though I sometimes, I mean often complained.

For doing my braids (remember when Dad tried to do my braids?)Oh thank you so much for doing my hair.

For talking to me whenever my feelings got hurt.

For loving me even when I was being cruel to you.

For taking me to the movies even when you’d rather see something else.

For family vacations, we all know you’re the one that actually held those together.

For teaching us to love one another and to settle our fights.

On a side note sorry for hitting my brother when you turned around.

Mom Thank you for sitting by my hospital bed as the doctors told us what was wrong.

For the countless hours you held me as I cried in your arms.

For being there when she left me and I didn’t know what to do.

For answering all my questions as my own children started to grow.

For putting your dreams aside so I could achieve my own.

For keeping our house so I had a place to call home.

For being strong when he left and taking on both roles.

For staying through thick and thin and showing us how it can be done.

For extending me grace when my addictions got out of hand.

For introducing me to Jesus and praying with me, taking me by the hand.

For that one time... You know which one I mean, it’s our moment that I will never forget.

But Mom most of all I want to thank you.......

For being patient

For being kind

For not being boastful or proud or rude

For not demanding your way

For not being irritable

For not keeping records of my wrongs

For not reveling in the injustices we faced but always looking to the truth.

For not giving up, or losing faith

But being hopeful and enduring all circumstances

You’ve taught me about truth, hope, and love.

The greatest of these being LOVE.