To the best madre I could ask for.

"My mom is a neverending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being.  I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune.  ~Graycie Harmon"

 Every year when Mother's Day comes around, I am surprised.

I see it on my calander weeks in advance and think to myself "this year I'm going to do it right!"

I always fail. 

Our poor mothers get ONE day, while we get 365, and somehow we still end up falling short.

Since it would be incredibly counterproductive to empty my bank account to send her flowers, only to shamefully have to admit that I'm out of money and don't get paid until next week so "could you please deposit a little bit of money in my account mother dearest of mine?" I'm going to blog instead.

My mom is the kind of mom who wakes up at 3 in the morning because she's thinking about her kids.

My mom is the kind of mom who texts me an embarassing amount of times a day 
just  to tell me she loves me.

My mom is the kind of mom who supports me through every single decision that I make.

My mom is the kind of mom who cares so much about my well being that I sometimes want to tranquilize her and tell her to calm the crap down... :).

My mom is the kind of mom who is only at peace when her kids are.

My mom is the kind of mom who is both my best friend and my parent.

My mom is the kind of mom who would sacrifice everything she owns to give my sister and I a better life.

My mom is the one to answer my calls at 5 in the morning when I'm crying and don't know why.

My mom is the one to pop open a bottle (or two) of bubbly to celebrate my milestones and accomplishments.

My mom is the one to call me before I even can reach for the phone to ask me what is wrong because she can feel that I'm upset.

My mom is the one to listen to me ramble on for months about the exact same problem and somehow never seems to care any less about it than the first time I ever told her.

So even though I'm not with my mom today, I hope you know, Mom, that I love and appreciate everything you do for me, 365 days a year. I couldn't imagine being born into any family other than the one I have, and I thank God for you every day.

To all the mom's out there who do all of those little things that no one even notices, like making sure there is hand soap in the bathroom, or plenty of milk in the fridge, or clean towels for when you get out of the shower, thank you. Life would be nothing if there weren't mothers in the world, and even though your children will almost always fall short of making your ONE day as wonderful as you deserve it to be, we hope you know that we love you and everything you do for us. 

Call your mom today if you haven't already. <3.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom :)

Love,

-C