why my mom is the greatest.

I am so glad that we have a day to celebrate mothers. Honestly, they should be celebrated all day every day, but this is better than nothing. I've been thinking about my mom a lot the last couple of days as Mothers Day was approaching. Last year I did a whole post all about how great my mom is and things that I love about her. My list has grown in the last year, and my whole perspective about motherhood has completely changed since then. In the last few months I've felt a shift in how I view a lot of things, and I have started orienting myself towards the goal of motherhood. I changed my major to something that would help me be a more educated mother, I realized that I need to start preparing NOW for that day in my life, I've tried to make significant changes in my lifestyle so that I will be able to teach my kids the right way to live. And as I've done this, made these changes, felt these shifts in ideals, I've found that it all leads me back to my mom and the way she raised me and the sacrifices she has made. The more I learn about the proper environments that children need to develop into happy, healthy, well adjusted humans, the more I've realized what a fantastic job my mom has done in raising her children. As I grow and understand what is the church's expectation for motherhood, I see parallels in how my mom mothered us. The more that I reflect upon the type of mother I want to be, the more I look to my mom as my guide. My kids are going to have a freaking awesome mom. And that's all because of my mom. My kids are also going to have a freaking awesome grandma. I am so excited to bring them into this world to be a part of her life, and have her be an integral part of theirs.

I love you so much mom. Thank you for all that you have taught me, and for helping me become the person that I am today.