There is something about my Mom that makes my heart melt ... It might just be her smile but I doubt that's all.
Colby and I are reading a book together called 101 questions to ask before you get engaged (awesome book-i highly recommend it even after you're engaged.) and one of the questions asked is 'who in your life has influenced you the most?' It might have been that it was nearly 1 AM and I was exhausted but I started crying - not hard I just teared up a bit. My answer listed a few people but #1 on my list was Leslie Ann ... The woman who has made it all possible. She truly is the most amazing person I have yet to meet. Growing up, when the crowd I used to hang out with started partying and drinking there was never a moment of hesitation when they offered me a drink. I could always see the look of disappointment on my Mom's face in the back of my mind. It wasn't that she would have been mad or angry for doing something I knew was wrong, it was seeing her face after letting her down that would have crushed me. She has worked so hard to get where she is now and I credit her for so much of my own success. She teaches me every single day how to live life to the fullest and to do it wholeheartedly (yes that's one word, I spell checked it) She is a constant reminder that the Lord loves me and wants me to be happy. From her I get my love of life, my blue eyes, my blond hair, my smile, my middle name, ( i guess technically she gave me my whole name but Ann was passed on to me ...) the roof over my head, and the chance to be alive. I don't give her enough credit for being so amazing, I couldn't ask for a more incredible Mom or Grandmother to my future off spring .. if she has any money left from spoiling the 4 we have now .. Mine will be just as spoiled! So here is to you Mom for being #1 in my book called life.keep reading ...
Even though right now my mom and I are in a "fight" I agree with everything you said. There is something special about a mother that cannot be replaced :-)
ReplyDeleteYou mother is truely amazing, not just to you but to almost everyone, she has had some hard trials but she always comes out better than she was before. She is an inspiration to us all!
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