My Amazing Mom!

I can not begin to tell you how much my Mom means to me, to all of us, so I will just say this...

My Mom is amazing! And she always has been! That's her in the dark blue dress with me and 4 of my brothers and sisters. (Two of my sisters couldn't be with us on this day because one was ill and the other had to work.) But five of us showed up to attend church with Mom on Mother's Day this year.

My Mom is one of the strongest, most loving and forgiving people I know and for as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be just like her. But she is so much better than me in every way!

Mom is 74 years old and runs her own business. She is tireless and can work circles around me. Yet she is never too tired to do whatever her children need done. She has spent her life working for others and is the most unselfish person I have ever known.

She drives around in a red, half ton, Chevrolet pickup taking her dogs to the vet or running kids and grand kids (and great grand kids!) wherever they need to go. She does the work of three people in one, keeping her Kennel up to date and making sure everything is as it should be for her dogs (because that is her second love, next to her family.)

This woman can set you straight in a heartbeat if you get out of line! And all the time she is letting you have it, you are thanking God that she loves you enough to talk straight with you.

Life has made Mom tough...but never hard. And that is a miracle when you consider all she has gone through over the years! You see there is a difference in being a tough person and being a hard person. "Tough" is what you have to be to withstand personal hardships...but "hard" is what many people allow the trials in life to make them, hard and bitter...and there is no hardness or bitterness in my Mom.

At the age of 74 she is as loving and lighthearted as a young "20-something" woman. Her sense of humor cracks me up sometimes! We have so much fun when we are at Mom's house! I love to go "home" when I feel down because she always makes me feel better.

As you can imagine, there are so many things I could tell you about my Mom that would give you greater insight and appreciation into her character and life. But I would just like to say, that if I can be even half the person she is, I will be satisfied.

I am in my 5th decade but she is living her 7th decade...and that is wonderful! Why? Because she is truly LIVING it!

I pray God will grant us many more years with Mom because we all love and need her so very much.

So..."ROCK ON", Mom!! (And I know you won't be doing that in a rocking chair!) We love you!