"A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother’s love endures through all." ~Washington Irving
but with every new experience whether good or bad, i have learned so much... most of all... i have learned thankfulness.
the thankfulness i feel is mainly for the blessings that God has given me.... one of those being my mom.
today i wanted to take the time to try to express my appreciation for the woman who gave me life and put up with me for my entire life... although words alone will never do justice to describe how amazing she truly is.
growing up, my mom did her best to make sure that our childhood was darn near magical. she did it so well that i treasure every memory... even through the tough times.
... because to me, even the bad times were seasoned with her love and positivity... so they were never really unbearable.
it was never our struggle as children. It was mom's. she struggled so that we could have a better life.., and she did it. and she ended up suffering through years of stress and shit for us. she deserves all the blessings in the world.
four months ago, i thought that life my life was over only because the life that i knew for the past 28 years had changed drastically. my mom found the love of her life... a man who wants nothing more than to take care of and provide for her. selfishly, i got upset and only thought of how this change would affect my life...
now i realize that this was not the end of my life... this was the beginning of both of our lives.
God has a purpose for everything and i know that this has been in His plans for a long time. He has blessed our family with a man who loves our mom ALMOST as much as we do.
it makes me so happy to see them together.
... and to top it off my mom looks so good in love! she becomes more and more beautiful every time i see her. and she deserves every minute of this!
it is her time to start living for herself instead of for everyone else!
lots of kids might grow up and resent their parents for things they did or didn't do... or blame them for the way they turned out because of the struggles their family faced along the way....
but we become who we are because of how we deal with those situations and how we choose to grow spiritually and emotionally.
it's not your parents' fault that you are too poor, ugly, fat, skinny, prudes, unfaithful spouses, etc. how you chose to live your life is based on your decisions alone!
growing up, my mom did her best to make sure that our childhood was darn near magical. she did it so well that i treasure every memory... even through the tough times.
... because to me, even the bad times were seasoned with her love and positivity... so they were never really unbearable.
it was never our struggle as children. It was mom's. she struggled so that we could have a better life.., and she did it. and she ended up suffering through years of stress and shit for us. she deserves all the blessings in the world.
four months ago, i thought that life my life was over only because the life that i knew for the past 28 years had changed drastically. my mom found the love of her life... a man who wants nothing more than to take care of and provide for her. selfishly, i got upset and only thought of how this change would affect my life...
now i realize that this was not the end of my life... this was the beginning of both of our lives.
God has a purpose for everything and i know that this has been in His plans for a long time. He has blessed our family with a man who loves our mom ALMOST as much as we do.
it makes me so happy to see them together.
... and to top it off my mom looks so good in love! she becomes more and more beautiful every time i see her. and she deserves every minute of this!
it is her time to start living for herself instead of for everyone else!
lots of kids might grow up and resent their parents for things they did or didn't do... or blame them for the way they turned out because of the struggles their family faced along the way....
but we become who we are because of how we deal with those situations and how we choose to grow spiritually and emotionally.
it's not your parents' fault that you are too poor, ugly, fat, skinny, prudes, unfaithful spouses, etc. how you chose to live your life is based on your decisions alone!
so basically, give your parents a break. they did the best they knew how and even if they didn't, they gave you life. how you choose to live the life you were given is completely up to you. the things that happen to you can either destroy you or make you stronger. its all about perspective.
i wanted to write this for mother's day as a tribute to the woman who i love more than anyone else on this earth, but as usual, i lost track of time... but today is just as good a day as any because its her birthday and all i wish for her today is for many more years full of love and happiness. i cant say it enough... she deserves it all.
