Saturday, May 10, 2014

Happy Mother's Day, Mom

Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I hope there are beautiful flowers up there to bring you joy. Do you remember all of the crafts that Travis and I made for you over the years? I understand now how much joy those kind of things brings to a mother's heart.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom. This is our fifteenth Mother's Day without you. Fifteen missed cards, flowers, crafts, lunches, smiles. It doesn't get any easier on each holiday.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I see you in the kids every day. In Riley's smile. In Isabella's quiet thinking. In Aiden's laugh. Three little pieces of you that I get to see every day. Three reminders of how you must have felt as a mom.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I hope every day that I am half the mom you were. That my kids love me half as much as I love you still. That I instill in each one of them the knowledge and wisdom you instilled in us.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I miss you so much. The most today and on the anniversary of your death. You were a wonderful mom. I wish I had realized that at eighteen. I hope you know that I know it now.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom. Thank you for being the best mother you could be so that I can be the best mother I can be. I try to follow your example every day.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I love you.