my dear mother...

This coming Sunday is Mother's Day....I have so many thoughts about my mother, it's truly impossible to really put them all into words. In the last seven months, I have been amazed by my mother's strength, her faith, her courage, her determination, and her love. Our lives have definitely been taken on a roller-coaster ride, and none of us really knows when or where it's going to stop. But her faith is like her seatbelt - it surrounds and secures her no matter the twists and turns. I have certainly seen her in her moments of weakness when her fears of the future and the all-encompassing unknown overwhelm her and have gladly given her my shoulder to cry on as she has done for me and shared my tears with her. Despite it all, my mother has not hesitated to reach out to those that need help, support, or just a loving word. She faces each day with certain sureness that she is meant to.

My mother is possibly the bravest woman I have ever known. I can't even begin to imagine being in her shoes, but if I ever was, I would hope to endure it with the same grace, trust and hope that she has. I am so proud of my mother - so proud to call her mine - and hope she understands without a doubt how much her children love, honor and adore her.